HOW THE TAX CUTS AND JOBS ACT AFFECTS WHEN OR IF TO FILE FOR DISSOLUTION OF MARRIAGE
For any dissolution of marriage (“divorce”) action finalized prior to December 31, 2018, spousal maintenance (also known as “alimony,” but that term is not used in Colorado), can be tax-deductible to the payor and taxable to the receiver. “Can” is…
A DIVORCE AVOIDANCE GAME PLAN
I have been practicing law for almost 50 years. In that time I have seen our Country go through many changes. I believe in very important ways our country has suffered declines. The divorce rate and break up of families…
3 QUESTIONS BEFORE YOU TIE THE KNOT
If you cannot answer “yes” to these 3 questions, you may want to reconsider marrying the person you’re dating. Question #1: Do I respect this person enough that I want to be more like him/her? Respect is crucial in any relationship, particularly marriage. The litmus test for respect is determining if…
TWO PUBLIC SAFETY LAWS GO INTO EFFECT TODAY
Two public safety bills — House Bill 1037 and Senate Bill 176, both signed into law earlier this year — will go into effect in Colorado on Wednesday. HB 1037, sponsored by state Rep. Lois Landgraf, R-Fountain, will subject vendors…
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FIRST MAN ACCUSED UNDER NEW COLORADO ‘REVENGE PORN LAW’
Irate victims of revenge porn across the nation are proving that new laws criminalizing the act are far from decorative — by taking perpetrators to court in their respective states. Michael Clasen, 25, marks the first person charged under Colorado’s…
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COLORADO IMPLEMENTS ELDERLY ABUSE LAW
Effective July 1, 2014, Senate Bill 13-1111 18-6.5-108 requires that certain person’s, paid or unpaid, must “report such abuse to a law enforcement agency not more than 24 hours after making the observation or discovery”. Such individuals include physicians, surgeons, therapists, medical examiners,…
COLORADO’S REVENGE PORN LAWS
Colorado’s revenge porn laws, CRS §§ 18-7-107 & 108, went into effect on July st, 2014 and they are tough. These laws, in my opinion, are the best revenge porn laws in the nation. Other states that have revenge porn…
IN CUSTODY & SEPARATION AGREEMENTS DETAILS MATTER
“Our parenting plan states that I get our children on the Fourth of July but we have no pick-up time. My ex won’t let me get the kids until he says I can. What can I do?” “My ex has…
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COLORADO AMENDMENT 64
History repeats itself. The Twenty-first Amendment (Amendment XXI) to the United States Constitution repealed the Eighteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution, which had mandated nationwide Prohibition on alcohol on January 17, 1920. But in 1918, Colorado amended its constitution to allow…
DIVORCE HELP
When one person is wanting a divorce or is pulling away, and the other one doesn’t want it, there is a clash of wills. There is tension. There is stress. We cannot get to the good feelings of your wife,…