Pinecliffe, CO Divorce Law Firms & Lawyers

How can you preemptively be prepared for a divorce if I feel my spouse is up to something? Start! Now! Doing something, even if it's not much, is better than nothing. Confront and overcome your fears about the unknown by taking a step to knowing more. So what are the best ways to start, especially if you don't have a lot of money or a lot of enthusiasm for the subject? If you have Internet access, Google "how does divorce work in [then write name of your state]?" And start learning the lingo of divorce and how the process works both inside and outside of court. Mind you, not everything you read on the Internet is of high quality, but you should be able to tell the gems from the garbage without too much effort. Go to your local library, and ask the librarian what books on divorce are most often checked out. But don't stop there; also asked the librarian his or her opinion of what the best books on divorce are, regardless of how popular they may be. Check these books out and read them. If you liked them a lot, via copy for yourself and underline the part you like best and want to remember. Most cities have meet up groups that you can locate online who read together weekly or monthly to talk about divorce and help people understand it better and learn how to cope with divorce. Meetup.com is a great place to start. Finally, when you think you're ready to deal with the specific problems of your own divorce, and you have done your research and are armed with the knowledge divorce to help you pick a good lawyer, start interviewing lawyers and pick the one that best suits you. When interviewing lawyers, if the lawyer seems uncomfortable or annoyed with your questions and help you understand, that is almost certainly a lawyer to avoid.

In Colorado you do not need consent from the other spouse in order to file for divorce. She needs to consult a lawyer for more detailed information about her options.

The ability to file in Colorado for the divorce part requires that one of the parties be a legal resident of Colorado for 90 days prior to the filing. For the child custody issues, the children will have to have been living in Colorado for at least 6 months before anything is filed, regardless of whether you can file for divorce in Colorado. If your husband files in the state where you and the children are currently residing that state will obtain and retain exclusive jurisdiction to resolve the parenting issues unless he allows you to move and doesn't file anything sooner than 6 months after you leave.