Colorado Divorce Forms and Papers

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Download All The Colorado Divorce Forms You Need to File For Divorce in Colorado When You Have NO Children.

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Colorado Residency Requirements For Divorce

The filing spouse must have lived in the state for at least 90 days before initiating a divorce in Colorado. After the responding spouse is served, there is a 90 day waiting period before a Colorado divorce can be finalized.

Grounds For Divorce In Colorado

Irretrievable breakdown of the marriage are the only grounds for dissolution of marriage in Colorado. No fault grounds are recognized.

Colorado Child Custody

The parties may agree upon the best physical and legal Custody arrangement for their children. Joint legal Custody allows the parties to have equal input into the important decisions concerning their children's upbringing. In a contested situation, the court shall determine the allocation of parental responsibilities; including parenting time and decision making responsibilities, in accordance with the best interests of the child.

In making the determination of parenting time (physical Custody) the following factors should be considered:

• Wishes of the parents;
• Wishes of the child if sufficiently mature;
• Bond between child and siblings;
• Child's adjustment to home, school and community;
• Ability of parties to encourage the sharing of love, affection and contact between the child and the other party;
• Child or spousal abuse.

• Credible evidence of the parties' ability to cooperate and make decisions jointly;
• Whether an allocation of mutual decision making responsibility will promote frequent or continuing contact between the child and each of the parties.

Colorado Child Support GuideLines

Colorado has established child support guidelines which are applied in virtually every case. Child support worksheets and forms may be obtained from any district court clerk. The computation looks at the income of both parents and certain specified child related and other expenses. Typically, child support continues until the child reaches the age of majority or until he or she completes high school.

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