When couples divorce, property division is one of the main priorities right after child custody. While many couples may focus on the home and vehicles, another major point of contention is often the retirement accounts. This is especially true for couples who have...
For same-sex couples married in states that legally recognize their union, the Internal Revenue Service will now treat the couple the same as heterosexual married couples. This will apply even if the same-sex couple lives in a state that does not recognize same-sex...
There are a lot of statistics available about how people live after a divorce. Most deal with women and children. Census data is often used to determine increases or declines in particular households and the latest census data is no different. The latest Census data...
In a case out of Colorado's neighboring state of Kansas, a man has asked a judge in Shawnee County District Court to find that he does not owe child support. The case against the man was filed by the Kansas Department for Children and Families and they want the judge...
Many same-sex couples who saw their civil unions legalized in Colorado on May 1 have now filed for dissolution. While same-sex marriages are not recognized in Colorado, civil unions are. That also means dissolutions are, too, and with that means the consequences of...
There is no easy way to break the news of a divorce to your children. For most Denver Colorado parents, and others across the country, this conversation is one that will be met with tears and heartbreak and an instant where you want to reconsider your decision. Most...
Until the Supreme Court struck down Section 3 of the Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA) last week, same-sex couples did not have the same legal protections and privileges as married couples. The case, The United States v. Windsor, has changed that and with it, same-sex...
In September, same-sex partners of military service members will begin receiving identification cards issued by the U.S. government. These dependent ID cards will provide many benefits to same-sex partners that were once only reserved for married service members. The...
Retirement used to be rather simple. You went to college. You found a job, got married, worked and then retired. You were set financially because of pensions and savings. Your family law attorney would ensure that your legal paperwork, such for irrevocable trusts, was...
Most people know child support orders are enforced by the court. In Colorado, as in other states, a parent can end up in jail for failing to pay court-ordered child support. One advocate for fathers' rights, though, says there is not enough done for a noncustodial...
When couples divorce, property division is one of the main priorities right after child custody. While many couples may focus on the home and vehicles, another major point of contention is often the retirement accounts. This is especially true for couples who have...
For same-sex couples married in states that legally recognize their union, the Internal Revenue Service will now treat the couple the same as heterosexual married couples. This will apply even if the same-sex couple lives in a state that does not recognize same-sex...
There are a lot of statistics available about how people live after a divorce. Most deal with women and children. Census data is often used to determine increases or declines in particular households and the latest census data is no different. The latest Census data...
In a case out of Colorado's neighboring state of Kansas, a man has asked a judge in Shawnee County District Court to find that he does not owe child support. The case against the man was filed by the Kansas Department for Children and Families and they want the judge...
Many same-sex couples who saw their civil unions legalized in Colorado on May 1 have now filed for dissolution. While same-sex marriages are not recognized in Colorado, civil unions are. That also means dissolutions are, too, and with that means the consequences of...
There is no easy way to break the news of a divorce to your children. For most Denver Colorado parents, and others across the country, this conversation is one that will be met with tears and heartbreak and an instant where you want to reconsider your decision. Most...
Until the Supreme Court struck down Section 3 of the Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA) last week, same-sex couples did not have the same legal protections and privileges as married couples. The case, The United States v. Windsor, has changed that and with it, same-sex...
In September, same-sex partners of military service members will begin receiving identification cards issued by the U.S. government. These dependent ID cards will provide many benefits to same-sex partners that were once only reserved for married service members. The...
Retirement used to be rather simple. You went to college. You found a job, got married, worked and then retired. You were set financially because of pensions and savings. Your family law attorney would ensure that your legal paperwork, such for irrevocable trusts, was...
Most people know child support orders are enforced by the court. In Colorado, as in other states, a parent can end up in jail for failing to pay court-ordered child support. One advocate for fathers' rights, though, says there is not enough done for a noncustodial...