If you have fathered a child and are not married to the mother, it can be very important to formally establish your paternity of the child. Perhaps the most important reason is that doing so will protect and ensure your ability to be present in …
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Author: Barbara Johnson-Stern
Protecting Your Assets: Part II
Editor’s Note: This is the second half of a two-part series discussing what constitutes marital property, and the legal / illegal methods of protecting your assets in a divorce. Due to the difficulty of holding on to assets once they are a part of the …
CONTINUE READINGProtecting Your Assets: Part I
Editor’s Note: This is the first of a two-part series discussing what constitutes marital property, and the legal / illegal methods of protecting your assets in a divorce. Dividing up property in a divorce can be a messy undertaking, and headaches are bound to occur …
CONTINUE READINGColorado Maintenance Law to Change in 2014
Colorado maintenance law is about to undergo a significant change. After lengthy and involved debate, the Colorado legislature passed a new law that will go into effect on January 1, 2014. One of its primary goals is to promote consistent maintenance awards across judicial districts …
CONTINUE READINGDecree Before the Decree: A Primer on Temporary Orders
Very often, a divorce action can take several months, or even years, to conclude. As a result parties may need to decide how financial and parenting time matters will be handled while their case is pending. If parties are unable to reach an agreement regarding …
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