Can I be charged with fraud if I used my husbands credit card for purchases after he stopped paying my court ordered alimony?

Dear Divorcee, I agree with Mr. Littman - one bad act does not justify another one. We always advise clients that it is impossible for a Court...

Dear Sir, You should have a consultation with an attorney regarding this issue. The Home State for the children is Colorado, and this should...

Dear, Denver, Colorado, You should contact the county in which you or your husband resided to see if a case was ever filed - or if you have...

My dad was ordered $50,000 in his divorce decree.

Dear Conroe, TX, Although I am a practicing Colorado attorney, we have an attorney from Texas in our firm. I believe that there are some...

Contempt for non-payment of "contractual" maintenance

Mr. Littman nailed it in his answer. Assuming that the "magic language" exists in your Separation Agreement to establish contractual maintenance,...

Is a legal divorce needed with common law marriage?

If both parties agree that there is a valid common law marriage, or you are able to prove this, then you have to file a formal dissolution of...

Can you get a divorce before the child custody trial in Colorado?

Courts will sometimes bifurcate a case and enter a Decree of Dissolution of Marriage and then enter Permanent Orders at a different time. ...

I am in the beginning stages of a divorce. My daughter and I were gifted a sum of money from a family friend.

Under Colorado law, gifts and inheritances are separate property and only the increase in the value of separate property during the marriage may be...

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Will the father of my child suffer negative consequences for having to be forced by the courts to pay support?

You have several options to collect back child support. First, you could file a contempt fo court action against the obligor. This will most...