Filing for divorce may have a significant impact on your Colorado and federal income tax returns in the year that your marriage ends. It may also have a significant impact on future tax returns if you share children with your spouse or received assets that may be...
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Life insurance and divorce in Colorado
One of the most overlooked aspects of divorce is the impact it can have on life insurance policies. It's important to understand how life insurance policies work in divorce and to take steps to protect yourself and your loved ones. What is life insurance? Life...
Tips for challenging field sobriety test results
If you are suspected of driving while impaired in Colorado, you may be asked to submit to field sobriety tests. The results of those tests may be used as a justification to take you into custody for DUI. However, it may be possible to challenge these results in court;...
What’s the right amount of time a person should spend in prison?
When an individual commits a crime and gets convicted in Colorado, what's the right amount of time they should spend in prison? Not surprisingly, the answer to this question will differ depending on several factors ranging from your race and political leaning to the...
When your spouse asks for a divorce
For many Colorado couples, marriage isn’t always easy. Divorce is even more difficult. As a result, if your spouse suddenly reveals that they want a divorce, you might feel shocked, scared, confused or angry. Whether the admission is completely out of the blue or one...
Nesting as a custody alternative in Colorado
During their divorce, one of the important issues that many Colorado couples need to resolve is child custody and parenting time. Since most parents want to spend some active time with their children and also make important decisions, they will often pursue a shared...
Colorado heroin laws and penalties
Heroin is a controlled substance derived from ingredients found in the seeds of the poppy plant. Since it is highly addictive, its possession, use and sale are against the law. A person in Colorado caught with heroin can face severe penalties. Overview of Colorado...
What situations require modifications to child custody orders?
If you and your child's other parent are no longer together, you probably have a child custody order in Colorado. However, there may be times when you have to request modifications to your existing child custody order. It's important to know when that might be...
How to properly prepare for a gray divorce
As you get older, a lot of things can change. Sometimes, these changes involve relationships. The rise in divorce among older couples has given way to a new term: the gray divorce. If you're going through a gray divorce in Colorado, it's important to prepare yourself....
Decision about laws regarding cocaine charges handed down
For some people who were convicted of federal drug crimes in Colorado, the passage of the First Step Act by Congress in 2018 resulted in them receiving reduced sentences. This law and a 2010 federal law were passed to correct disparities between the sentences handed...