Posted by: Patricia Marrison
July 23, 2007
Topic: Legal Separation in Colorado

Sometimes, for various reasons, we at The Marrison Law Firm http://www.marrison-law.com/ are asked to separate a couple and all of their assets, but not seek a divorce decree. Some persons are adverse to divorce for religious or emotional reasons. Others need to continue their health insurance and thus wish to remain married, but otherwise want to live separately and to divide their assets. The process of a Legal Separation is the same as that of a divorce, except that there is a longer waiting period before the decree can be entered. Couples wishing a legal separation must wait six months, whereas couples wishing a decree of dissolution of marriage must wait only three months after the petition is served on the responding party. As in a dissolution, the Court will enter orders dividing property and debt on the date of the final orders, and ordering child support, maintenance or alimony, and other orders as necessary. If you are interested in a Legal Separation, the attorneys at the Marrison Law Firm can help you. We do exclusively family law. See our website at http://www.marrison-law.com/ or call us at 719-577-9292.