A woman in India recently filed for divorce after her husband neglected to change his relationship status on Facebook to “married” for two months after they were married. The husband replied that the status update had slipped his mind, but the wife insisted she could not trust him. The judge told them both to seek [...]
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Do you use social media to share things about your personal life with others? Do you post information, complaints, comments, personal items or gossip to your Facebook wall? Do you tweet them? Are you one of the millions of bloggers? If you do post or tweet or blog, you are in good company. But before [...]
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Make no mistake, divorce is traumatic. Even if you were miserable in your marriage, splitting up finances, assets and future plans is one of life’s toughest transitions. Many therapists and other mental health professionals believe that divorce therapy can be of a benefit to most people who are splitting up. Divorce therapy is designed to [...]
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With divorce a common occurrence, you would think that smoothly “blending” a family would be fairly simple. But as the countless men and women facing step-parenthood can tell you, that’s just not the case. Some children resist the change to a new family dynamic, while parents become frustrated, feel impatient, and just wish this new [...]
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According to a recent economic report released by the U.S. Census Bureau, after divorce, a woman’s level of lifestyle drops some 37 percent. Meanwhile, a divorced man’s level of lifestyle typically increases by 63 percent. According to Denver divorce attorney Bill Thode, while divorce may shake up almost all the aspects of someone’s life, there [...]
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Many couples are choosing to work through their divorce via mediation. In mediation, the couple meets with an experienced and neutral third party, the mediator. Together, they work to decide on the issues that need resolution in order to amicably and cost effectively dissolve the marriage. The issues covered typically include: Distribution of Property (Assets/Liabilities) [...]
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Even contemplating divorce can be fraught with emotion and stress. Though circumstances or emotion may prompt you to file for a divorce or start child custody proceedings right away, it is advisable that you first step back, look at the big picture, and being to strategize. How you begin your action — whether it is [...]
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In order to save money during a divorce, many couples are turning to mediation. If mediation fails, litigation is still an option. “When couples are facing divorce, many of them automatically think about going to court. Tempers flare, stress is high and the parties don’t know what to do, other than contact a lawyer. That [...]
We all know about the so-called “whirlwind romance,” when a couple’s overwhelming and sudden passion results in near-instantaneous coupling. Entire industries are predicated on this notion. After all, what would Las Vegas be without its drive-thru chapels? As divorce attorneys in Denver well know, however, there is no such thing as a “whirlwind divorce.” For [...]
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The term “no fault state” gets bandied about quite a bit when it comes to discussing divorce in Colorado. It’s an interesting concept that essentially exonerates either party in a divorce from being the “bad guy.” Or more to the point, it means the only basis for divorce is a factual finding by the judge [...]
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