Walk It Through: The Divorce Filing
Ninety-one days of living here, service on the other spouse, ninety-one more, and the children first.
A spouse who moved to Colorado this summer wants to file for divorce here.
Two things a person in this spot might do. Picking one shows what the law says about it.
A divorce with one child and no agreement on parenting time. Property division, support, and a protection order are left out.
A practice walkthrough, not a prediction of how any real one will go. Legal information, not legal advice.
Words this turns on
Terms with a legal meaning that is narrower than the everyday one. Each links to the definition and the authority behind it.
- Dissolution of marriageThe legal end of a marriage, decreed once a party has lived in Colorado ninety-one days, the marriage is irretrievably broken, and ninety-one days have passed since the court acquired jurisdiction over the respondent.
- Allocation of parental responsibilitiesWhat Colorado courts call custody: parenting time and decision making, decided in the best interests of the child with the child's safety always paramount.