Category: Divorce

The first Monday after the start of the new year has been nicknamed “Divorce Day” by many family law firms — in large part because that’s when the first wave of new clients seeking a divorce comes through their doors. The reasons people wait until January are highly varied and personal, but the holiday season…

Learning that your marriage has come to an end might be shocking. While it’s easy to get lost in all the negative aspects of the split, you have to try to keep your focus so you can get through the legal process of ending the marriage. This isn’t always easy, but your mindset might help…

Divorce forces you to rebuild your life, sometimes almost from scratch. You need to find a way to support not only yourself but also your children after splitting your assets with your ex. People often find themselves living in short-term apartments or even moving in with family so that they can rebuild after a divorce….

Going into a divorce, you know that there is a risk that you could end up in court. The truth is, though, that avoiding court could be beneficial for you and actually preferable compared to going before a judge. When you go to court over a divorce, you’re going to spend more money, waste more…

Realizing that you want to walk away from your marriage is something that usually doesn’t happen overnight. Instead, people typically think about this for a long time before they finally act on it. Some people might not realize that the timing of your divorce can have a big impact on how it goes. The last…

If you plan to relocate with your children after a divorce, you need to start the process of planning for that relocation from the very beginning. You’ll want to find ways to prove that the move is in your children’s best interests and that you are moving because they’ll have more opportunities or support in…

The idea that parents have custody over minor children often feeds into the most contentious aspects of divorce. Parents become so fixated on winning or punishing each other that they don’t think about the impact of their behavior on the children. Their own desires become more important than the children’s needs. Colorado has long tried…

When you file for divorce, one of the first questions you may have is how long this process is going to take. People, generally don’t file for a divorce because they’re happy with the situation they’re in, so hearing that a divorce may take many months or years can be upsetting and frustrating. The truth…

Of all couples who are in marriages, not all of them are happy ones. All types of relationships require work, whether that’s friendships, relationships between parents and children, or co-workers. Marriages are particularly challenging because of the needs of each spouse, as well as your shared responsibilities such as paying bills and raising children. If…

For most people, parental alienation makes them think of one parent refusing to let the kids see the other. That is a common way that one parent slowly alienates the other from the kids during a breakup or divorce. However, parental alienation isn’t always that obvious. Many times, it involves not the immediate end of…