Denver Spousal Support & Alimony Lawyers
Chances are you are going through a divorce and want to exercise your rights to Colorado spousal support or maintenance. You might also be wondering if you can go back to court to modify obligations to pay or recieve spousal maintenance ( formerly called Alimony.)
These are all valid thoughts. However, you might also consider retaining an experienced Colorado spousal support lawyer to help you present your case to the court. If you are seeking qualified lawyers that can protect your rights during a divorce or other family law matter, our Denver attorneys can provide you with immediate help.
Services
Theodore Watson & Associates offers you cost-effect and comprehensive representation in spousal maintenance and other family law issues. We have successfully handled scores of contested litigation involving spousal maintenance or modifications. Our CO alimony and family law services include:
- Spousal maintenance, alimony, spousal support
- Retirement accounts
- Modifications of spousal support
- Mediation
- Divorce
- Child custody
- Child support
- Military divorce
- Out-of-state family law issues
Colorado Law
Colorado alimony and spousal support law focuses on allowing spouses to maintain the quality of life they enjoyed when they were married. There is no automatic right to spousal support.
Spousal support may also be temporary, short-term or long-term depending on a number of factors which the Colorado Court must consider. Having an experienced Denver family law attorney can maximize your chances of the court awarding you spousal support.
Why choose Watson & Associates?:
- Our Denver alimony and spousal support attorneys give you comprehensive and effective representation
- We offer Free Initial Consultations
- We believe in frequent, honest communication with our clients
- Our attorneys are experienced with spousal support disputes and the complexities they entail
Submit a confidential inquiry to an attorney for free or call us at 720.941.7200.
Spousal Support Highlights
Spousal maintenance can be ordered by Colorado courts in a dissolution of marriage action (divorce) or in an action for legal separation. The request must be made in the initial paperwork submitted to the court.
When is permanent spousal support ordered in Colorado? In lengthy marriages and when the parties are older, permanent maintenance is typically awarded when one of the parties has been the primary income producer or the seeking party has never been employed or has not held a job in a long time. Our attorneys can also give you general guidance concerning alimony and taxes and how they apply to your case.
When is temporary maintenance ordered? When you ask for temporary maintenance during a divorce and the combined gross income is $75,000 or less, there is a presumption in favor of temporary maintenance from the higher-income party to the lower-income party. Theodore Watson & Associates’ alimony and Colorado divorce lawyers assess your situation and vigorously fight for your rights in initial divorce proceedings, separations, or modification hearings.
What does the court consider for award of spousal support?Alimony or spousal maintenance in Colorado is not automatic upon request. You should hire a Colorado spousal support or alimony attorney who can conduct legal analysis of the factors that the court considers. Colorado alimony law looks at:
- Financial resources of the party seeking maintenance
- Time necessary to acquire sufficient education or training to find appropriate employment
- Future earning capacity of the person seeking maintenance
- Standard of living established during the marriage
- Age and the physical and emotional condition of the spouse seeking maintenance
- Ability of the spouse from whom maintenance is sought to meet his or her own needs while maintaining the needs of the other spouse
Our Denver alimony attorneys can help answer your questions. As Colorado family law attorneys, we realize that the facts of your case will be unique. Therefore, we first address your concerns regarding spousal support. Our straight- forward and candid approach brings a sense of trust to our clients.
Spousal support in Colorado is for payment for support and maintenance of a spouse or former spouse, periodically or in lump sum, for a specific period of time or indefinitely. In Denver Metro, it is usually ordered in a divorce action or can be ordered without divorce. If you need prompt and decisive legal representation, contact a spousal support lawyer at Theodore Watson & Associates.
Does spousal support apply to me? Spousal support in Colorado usually comes into play when one spouse has considerably more earning power than the other spouse. Temporary maintenance is available for the duration of the divorce proceeding and is available to common law marriages as well. Permanent maintenance is set in the divorce decree, although it can usually be modified if circumstances change. Feel free to view other online articles and FAQs on spousal support.
Spousal Support Facts. Temporary maintenance in Colorado lasts from the divorce filing to the final decree. For couples that make under $75,000 a year combined income, temporary maintenance is 40 percent of the higher earner’s income minus 50 percent of the lower earner’s income. The final order of maintenance is determined by need and the ability to pay.
Permanent spousal support in CO is becoming less common than in the past. Generally, it is awarded only if the couple has been married for more than 20 years or if one partner is disabled, especially if the disability occurred during the marriage. Alimony can also be temporary, allowing the homemaker spouse time to get back into the workforce.
Statewide Representation
Our Denver spousal maintenance lawyers represent clients in Adams, Alamosa, Arapahoe, Boulder, Broomfield, Denver, Douglas, Eagle, Elbert county, El Paso county, Fremont, Jefferson County, Cherry Creek, Lakewood, Parker, Greeley, Centennial, Colorado Springs, Teller County, and Weld County.
Call one of our Colorado spousal maintenance lawyers to schedule a free consultation today at 720.941.7200.
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