Divorce

Divorce Grounds In Colorado.

As we know divorce is the process of the court to legally end your marriage.  Today we are going to discuss the grounds for divorce in Colorado; here it is referred to as dissolution of marriage.  In Colorado they use that term in your divorce order; instead of divorce.  We have discussed that states have same similarities, but each state varies in divorce, to how it is referred to and grounds for divorce can also vary.  In a Colorado divorce they do not allow a no fault divorce, so what does this mean?  It means that each spouse can not blame one person for the divorce.  There is only one question that the divorce court will ask, is the marriage irretrievably broken?  This means that there is no reason for the marriage to continue, and no chances for both parties to be together. In Colorado before you can go through a divorce process, you will have to at least been a resident there for 90 days before you can file for a divorce.  The divorce will start when one or the other of the parties in this marriage files for the dissolution, in this case the divorce. In Colorado these are the grounds for your divorce and must be true to what they say before the divorce process can go through.  Each spouse must agree to what each other say or the divorce process can not go through, each argument must be resolved.  So here is a list of reasons you can and can not get a divorce in Colorado. 
  1. In the state of Colorado, if your wife is pregnant, you can not file for divorce and there are no minor children.  Unless both of you have received counseling and went into the divorce agreement through that and also the granting of custody and child support issues.
  2. There are absolutely no disputes in the divorce.  This means as we discussed in the beginning of this information, there is a no fault divorce in Colorado, it means irretrievably broken, so you must split with everything being agreed upon.
  3. There is no marital property in Colorado, or both of the parties in the divorce have agreed upon the marital property in the divorce.
  4. The person that has not filed for the divorce has been served with the divorce papers in this case the dissolution of the marriage papers.
 As always the dividing of property is about the same, things gathered during the marriage is marital property and must be divided equally in the divorce. This excludes.
  1. Gift or inheritance in the marriage, can not be divided in the divorce
  2. Property that was exchanged for property before the marriage can not be divided in a divorce.
  3. Property that was gained by the spouse after a legal separation can not be divided in a divorce.
  4. Any property that has a valid agreement to it can not be divided in a divorce.
 Anything owned prior to the marriage is considered separate property and also can not be divided up in the divorce; you may leave with what you come in with.  Everything is also looked into the, the increase of the property during the marriage, the value of each spouses property, and the contribution of each spouse in the marriage before the divorce, if one brought in more, then of course they should receive what they give to the marriage. Tomorrow we will continue with the alimony and child custody, support, and visitation information in Colorado.  

 

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