Why Should Divorce be Simple?

Posted January 26, 2021

The life changing event of divorce is not easy. No one decides to divorce in an instant. Just the path to the “divorce decision” is filled with pain, fear, lost hopes and remorse. The financial and emotional turmoil associated with an actual divorce is life altering. Divorce ranks second to

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Divorce Tax Planning Why are the next 40 days are so important?

Posted January 26, 2021

Because the Internal Revenue Service will determine your marital and filing status for the entire year based upon your marital status as of December 31 of the relevant year, time is running out if you would like to have a choice in, and possible financial benefit from, your 2015 Colorado

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Dividing Retirement Accounts at Divorce

Posted January 26, 2021

Many divorcing couples in Colorado falsely believe that in order to divide retirement accounts at a divorce, one must liquidate that account, incur the associated taxes and penalties, then transfer the remaining proceeds to their spouse. However, by obtaining strong guidance from a Split Simple mediator and following the proper

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Telling the kids, “We are getting divorced.”

Posted January 26, 2021

Over the course of several posts, we will provide some tips for talking with your children about your divorce, as this is one of the questions most asked of our attorney mediators. The first tip universally recommended by experts is to work with your co-parent in order to establish an

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Three Things To Expect After Filing For Divorce

Posted January 26, 2021

In a previous blog post we described the general process for starting your Divorce or Legal Separation in Colorado.  This post describes the process once you have filed your Petition for Divorce or Legal Separation.  Again, you may find the Petition and Case Information Sheet on the Forms section of

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Three Steps to File for Divorce or Legal Separation in Colorado

Posted January 26, 2021

Starting your divorce may seem daunting, but in reality it is simple and straightforward. Here are the three steps necessary to begin your Divorce or Legal Separation in Colorado Filing for Divorce in Colorado Step One Select How You Would Like to File: Many couples in Colorado elect to file

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Custody Plans and Divorce | What’s Best for Children

Posted January 26, 2021

In a recent study, “Fifty Moves a Year”, published in the Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health, researchers found evidence that  teenaged children of divorced families who lived in “shared custody arrangements” (living equally with both parents), encountered fewer psychosomatic problems than those teenagers who lived mostly or only with

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Your Time is Valuable 

Posted January 26, 2021

There not many divorce professionals who possess this viewpoint of your time.  Ordinarily, Colorado divorce mediators and attorneys charge you by the hour for their time but they forget the value of your time spent on a divorce and away from work, family and fun. Split Simple Respects your Time

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Preparing For Mediation When You Divorce

Posted January 26, 2021

Where do you even begin to start preparing for your first divorce mediation in Colorado?  There is so much information you could bring in for your divorce mediator, but how do you know what is important. At Split Simple, your Colorado Divorce Mediation Experts, we focus upon putting control in

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