Category: Divorce
What Is The Process For A Child Custody Case In Colorado?
First, you have to consider the mechanism that the child custody case is framed. It is in the context of a petition for disillusion of marriage, where you and yourspouse were married, or is it in the context of an allocation for parental responsibilities? That’s the mechanism where you and your partner were never married […]
April 28, 2017
What Should I Expect When Going To Divorce Court?
First off, you should expect that the judge expects you to be prepared to present your case. Keep in mind that these judges have very busy dockets. They don’t know you from the next person, so when you go into court, you’ve got tell the judge your story. You have to clearly and effectively communicate […]
April 17, 2017
What Are 5 Important Questions To Ask A Divorce Attorney Before Hiring Them?
The first question to ask any attorney is their degree of experience. Have they had a lot of experience in handling family law cases? Family law cases are complex. They have a lot of moving parts, so you want to find out how much experience that individual has in handling family law cases. I have […]
April 17, 2017
What Are My Rights When Going Through A Divorce?
You have a number of different rights under Colorado law. The first right that you have is the right to know the financial situation of your spouse. In some instances parties keep their finances separate, and you have no clue what your husband or wife has in terms of assets, bank accounts, liabilities and similar. […]
April 10, 2017
What Is A Prenuptial Agreement?
A prenup or premarital agreement is a contract between you and your perspective spouse. Why would you want to do this? You would want to do this if you had been married before and you had assets and children from a prior relationship and you wanted to protect those assets and you also wanted to […]
March 30, 2017
What Are The First Steps I Should Take When Divorce Becomes Inevitable?
The first step that you should take is call my office and make an appointment to come in and see me. All you have to pay is for one hour of my time at $285. I will sit down with you. We will talk about your unique situation. We will talk about child support, if […]
March 20, 2017
Protecting Interests Prior To A Divorce
Here at Lewis and Matthews, we offer what is known as divorce coaching. You can come in and pay for a block of time with me, and we can sit down and go through your unique situation. You can bring in tax returns, pay stubs, other financial documents. I will run child support worksheets for […]
March 9, 2017
What Is The Process For Filing For A Divorce In Colorado?
There are a number of different steps you have to look at. The first step is whether it’s going to be a petitioner and co-petitioner filing. In other words, are you and your spouse going to file for divorce together? If you are, you’re both going to need to sign off on the Petition for […]
February 23, 2017
How Much Does It Cost To Get A Divorce In Colorado?
The cost of getting divorce in Colorado is based upon a number of factors. One factor obviously is the filing fee. You have the cost involved in filing your case with the court. If it’s a co-petitioner filing, in other words, you and your spouse filed together, there would be one filing fee. If you are the […]
February 16, 2017
Spousal Support Determination In Colorado
Spousal support is also commonly referred to as alimony or spousal maintenance. The Colorado legislature has enacted a statute the involves basically a two part process. The first part of the process is running formula based on the adjusted gross incomes of the parties, so we look at the adjusted gross income of each party. […]
February 6, 2017
