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Most divorces in Colorado take about 6-9 months to complete, depending upon the issues involved, and especially upon whether they are contested or not. There is no one set of procedures that will apply to every case, since the necessary steps will depend upon the specific issues in your case.

A legal separation is when a married couple decides to live separately but remains legally married. A divorce, however, is the legal dissolution of marriage ? meaning the court terminates the marriage's legal bond, determines child custody and support, and divides assets and liabilities.

Couples do not have to be legally separated before filing for divorce in Colorado, and in fact, some divorces are started while the parties are still living together. If tensions are running high in the home, we often recommend that one of the parties move out while the divorce is pending.

Often, one spouse files the divorce petition and serves it on their spouse, and then that spouse has 21 days to file a written response. Within 42 days, the spouses and their legal representatives attend an initial status conference with the court.

Court-supplied divorce forms ? documents you'd have to fill in (or request your attorney to do so) and submit to your local courthouse for the divorce proceedings to begin. These can be downloaded from the Colorado State Court Website or requested at a county/district court.

Couples do not have to be legally separated before filing for divorce in Colorado, and in fact, some divorces are started while the parties are still living together. If tensions are running high in the home, we often recommend that one of the parties move out while the divorce is pending.