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What is Common Law Marriage in Colorado?

Does it still really exist? I thought that went out with the dawn of automobiles! These are just a few of the responses people make when they hear that Colorado still does recognize common-law marriage. What most people thought was just a relationship caused by a couple living too far up in the mountains to
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Mediation, Taxes, and Spousal Maintenance

One contentious element of any divorce settlement is determining its financial impact on each spouse. When one spouse expects a dramatic change in his or her standard of living after the divorce, spousal maintenance is often ordered. Some people work hard to avoid the tax consequences of court-ordered spousal maintenance, since it is taxed as
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