If you and your spouse no longer wish to be married, you should speak with an experienced Denver divorce lawyer at the Thode Law Firm about whether you should file for a divorce, legal separation, or annulment. Divorce: divorce is the process of dissolving a marriage. Once a divorce has been finalized, the parties will no longer [...]

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Divorce attorneys agree that Facebook and other social networking sites such as MySpace and Twitter are being used for more than just meeting new people and catching up with old friends. According to a recent survey by the American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers (AAML), Facebook is the leader in social networking sites used to gather [...]

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“Fathers’ rights” is a relatively new term in family law, and describes a man’s rights to equal treatment in regards to child support, child custody, and visitation. In the past, when a couple would divorce or legally separate, the courts almost always sided with the mother, granting sole custody to the mother and ordering the [...]

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Spousal maintenance, also referred to as alimony or spousal support, is often included as part of a divorce settlement. It is important to remember that maintenance is not automatically awarded. Rather, if a party plans to seek maintenance they must make their request in the initial divorce petition. Failing to include this request in the [...]

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