Colorado Divorce & Family Law Guide

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About the Guide

The Colorado Divorce & Family Law Guide was created by Carl O. Graham, a Colorado Springs, CO divorce lawyer and former Army JAG officer. As a principal in Black & Graham, LLC, a domestic relations and criminal defense firm, Carl heads up the firm's family law practice, and focuses exclusively on Colorado divorce & family law, including military divorce issues. To learn more about our Colorado Springs family law practice, visit the law firm web site at:
www.blackgraham.com.

 

  • Family Law Updates
  • Colorado Divorce & Family Law Guide
    • The D.I.Y. Divorce Guide
      • Get the Forms
      • Instructions for Forms
      • File & Serve Initial Pleadings
      • Provide Financial Disclosures
      • Fill out Agreements, Decree, etc.
      • Initial Status Conference
      • Final Steps (No Children)
      • Final Hearing (If Children)
    • Entering Into Marriage
      • Prohibited Marriages
      • Common Law Marriage
      • Ceremonial Marriage
      • Same-Sex Marriage
      • Designated Beneficiary Agreements
    • Termination of Marriage
      • Grounds for Divorce or Legal Separation
      • Jurisdiction
      • Procedure
      • Divorce
      • Legal Separation
      • Annulment
      • Statutory Injunction
    • Paternity
      • Jurisdiction
      • Paternity & DNA Testing
    • Prenuptial Agreements
    • Bankruptcy & Divorce
    • Children & Custody
      • Jurisdiction
      • Parental Decision-Making
      • Decision-Making Modification
      • Child Custody / Parenting Time
      • Parenting Time Modification
      • Relocation of Children
      • Children Passports
      • Best Interests of the Children
      • Parenting Experts / Professionals
        • Child & Family Investigator / CFI
        • Child's Legal Representative / CLR
        • Parental Responsibilities Evaluator / PRE
    • Asset & Debt Division
      • Division of Property & Debt
      • Pension & Retirement Division
        • Division of 401(k) Plans
        • Division of PERA
        • IRAs (Individual Retirement Accounts)
        • Social Security Benefits
      • Property Settlement Modification
      • Division of Employee Stock Options
      • Vacation & Sick Time
    • Colorado Grandparent Rights & Visitation
      • Legal Standard for Grandparent Visitation
      • Colorado Grandparent Custody Rights
    • Child & Spousal Support
      • Alimony / Maintenance
      • Maintenance Modification
      • Child Support
      • Child Support Jurisdiction
      • Child Support Modification & Termination
    • Protective Orders
    • Useful Links

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Final Steps (No Children)

 

This step is only for cases without minor children. If you have minor children, skip this page, and instead follow the instructions for setting and attending the final hearing.

 

The final step is to obtain the Court approval of your dissolution.  If you have no children, it is real easy - wait until the required 90 days has elapsed since service of process, and file the  following signed & completed original documents at the clerk's office:

  • Affidavit for Decree without Appearance of Parties,
  • Decree of Dissolution of Marriage,
  • Support Order (if maintenance is payable), and
  • Separation Agreement.

Provide two additional copies of the decree and support order, with self-addressed stamped envelopes for each spouse, so the clerk can mail you each a copy once the decree has been signed.

 

It is important for you to track when the 90th day is. The court may not track that date, and if you submit the documents early, the magistrate may sign them before 90 days have elapsed, which could cause you problems later.

 

That's it - assuming you properly filled out all of the forms, you should receive a signed copy of your decree within a week or two, and you'll be divorced.

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