Like a wedding, a divorce can take a lot of time and cost a lot of money. Many people considering divorce delay filing because they view divorce proceedings as very inconvenient, expensive and time-consuming. For busy professionals and those who want to keep costs low, the protracted process of a contested divorce might seem highly intrusive. This sense of frustration with how long it takes to get a divorce is one of many reasons why the idea of a weekend divorce has become popular. Is it possible for you and your ex to finalize your divorce in a single weekend? Family court proceedings in Col ..read more

If you ask other people who have gone through a divorce about the best coping mechanism, you’re likely to get many different pieces of advice. One of your friends may passionately feel that taking out a new hobby is the ultimate distraction, while another might insist that the only way they maintained their emotional balance was through therapy and support groups. There are plenty of tools out there to help you adjust to the stress of getting a divorce and the idea of a future where you are single. Not all of those tools require financial investment, effort to learn something new or profession ..read more

The internet and social media have made it as easy as tapping a screen a few times to stay in contact with old friends and new acquaintances alike. It can be wonderful to see updates about the growing family of your roommate from college or pictures from your cousin’s birthday party that you couldn’t attend because they live in another state. Unfortunately, there’s a dark side to the ability to track people down quickly and almost unanimously. It has never been easier for partners to initiate or rekindle extramarital affairs than it is now with the help of social media. Internet infidelity can ..read more

As you and your spouse decided to get divorced, it was with the knowledge that you were no longer getting along and had different approaches to raising your children. You may be looking forward to living with less contention in your life, but it’s still important that you and your spouse get along well enough to raise your children together in a positive manner. You may be asking if it matters if coparents get along, and the simple answer is that it’s unclear. This doesn’t mean that coparents shouldn’t try to get along, but if they can compartmentalize their feelings then it shouldn’t matter a ..read more

Depending where you are, the reality is that your divorce could be easier or more difficult to get through. Different parts of the country make it easier to recover financially from divorce. For example, the results of a study completed by LendingTree.com found that Denver was one of the best areas in the United States to recover from a divorce (financially speaking). What information did the study take into consideration? The study looked at data about divorced residents collected in the U.S. census. It reviewed their information if they were between the ages of 35 and 64 years old. The study ..read more

Surveys about metropolitan development and road use often indicate that people in Colorado want more bike lanes. However, whenever the city of Denver announces expansions to the existing bike lanes, such proclamations are almost always greeted with intense pushback from a small but vocal segment of the population. Common complaints about bike lanes often involve the cost of repainting the road, impacts on parking and the potential effect on local businesses. Whenever Denver tries to add a bike lane to an area previously without such safety infrastructure, vocal opposition pops up. Why are peop ..read more

What to do after a car crash isn’t always obvious. People sometimes assume that fault and rights are clear-cut, but there is a lot of room for interpretation when it comes to a crash. The things you say and do while dealing with the other driver, witnesses and law enforcement officers at the scene of the crash can directly impact your rights and the outcome of the official investigation. If you know the mistakes that people tend to make after a car wreck, you can protect yourself if you ever get into a crash caused by another driver. Don’t drive off from the scene of the accident You probably ..read more

Gaslighting is a type of manipulation. It often refers to a situation in which one person denies reality to make the other person question that reality. These lies and denials may even, in the most extreme cases, make that person think long and hard about their own sanity. For instance, maybe you find evidence that your spouse is cheating on you. Not only do they deny it, but they laugh it off and say they can’t believe you’d bring that up. They tell you that you’re just paranoid and that you’re seeing things that aren’t there. The whole time, you’re just right. They are cheating on you. But i ..read more

As a divorced parent, it’s critical to understand the terms and conditions of your parenting plan. This is particularly true when it comes to child custody. Not only does your understanding make it easier to co-parenting, but it also allows you to provide your children with a stable future. At some point, you may realize that your ex-spouse isn’t on the same page. Rather than follow the details of your parenting plan, they’re interfering with child custody. And as a result, it’s affecting both you and your children. Child custody interference comes in many forms, including but not limited to ..read more

Starting a family is never easy, but those actively serving in the United States military often have more challenges than their civilian counterparts. Service members have very little control over the duties they must perform or even the location where they have to serve. Active-duty military service often means spending a significant amount of time separated from one’s family, which could mean missing out on some of the most beautiful years of your child’s life. Parents who aren’t married to the other parent and those who have gotten divorced could wind up working far from their family. The A ..read more