Spousal Support Lawyer in Colorado
If you and your spouse are considering a
divorce, you definitely need to think about whether you or your spouse will be required to pay spousal support. Maintenance and spousal support, formerly known as alimony, is generally defined as continued financial support of one spouse by the other after the marriage has been dissolved. When courts are determining amount of maintenance/alimony to be awarded to either the ex-husband or ex-wife, they will look at several different factors, such as:
- Age, physical condition and mental condition of the spouse seeking maintenance
- Financial resources of the spouse who desires to seek alimony
- Duration of the marriage
- Standard of living established while married
- Marital property/assets
- The ability of the spouse who would pay maintenance to meet their own financial needs
If one spouse lacks sufficient financial income/property/assets to provide for his or her fundamental needs, he or she may be eligible for alimony in Colorado. A Denver Maintenance/Alimony Lawyer at Cooper, Tanis & Cohen can meet with you to discuss your unique situation. Every divorce is different, and your financial situation is completely unique from anyone else’s – that is understood among the legal staff at Cooper, Tanis & Cohen.
Maintenance Attorney in Broomfield
There is a time period between when you and your spouse file for divorce and when the permanent agreement at the end of the divorce is given. If your divorce is contested, this time period could last anywhere from months to years. If you or your spouse needs support financially through this time period, maintenance/alimony can be temporarily awarded until a more permanent agreement is reached.
Maintenance/alimony can be awarded as periodic or in a lump sum. Unlike property division/asset distribution, alimony is subject to modification or termination as circumstances change in the years after the divorce. For example, if one spouse has been supporting another and the supported person remarries, maintenance/alimony will be terminated.
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The Broomfield Alimony Lawyers at Cooper, Tanis & Cohen represent clients throughout Arapahoe, Adams, Boulder, Broomfield, Denver, Jefferson, Larimer and Weld counties and have clients throughout Colorado, including Arvada, Boulder, Brighton, Broomfield, Commerce City, Denver, Erie, Golden, Lafayette, Longmont, Louisville, Lyons, Northglenn, Superior, Thornton, Westminster, Wheat Ridge and other areas throughout the state. You can always meet with one of the attorneys at Cooper, Tanis & Cohen to get answers to your questions. They are dedicated to supporting families going through situations involving family law.
Contact a Denver Maintenance/Alimony Attorney today.