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Jessica Lesser
Senior Associate - Family Law
Jul 24, 2024
Navigating a child custody dispute is tough. The good news is the court’s main priority is your child’s well-being. You and...
Jul 23, 2024
Getting a divorce isn’t instantaneous. When clients ask me for a timeline, I always tell them to expect the divorce process to take lon...
Jul 3, 2024
Did you know that one of the most valuable assets in a divorce can be a retirement account? It’s true. If you or your spouse works for ...
Apr 2, 2024
Divorce can get messy. But, you should take your time, get the right attorney and make sure that you don’t complicate your life forever...
Sep 18, 2023
Yes, it happens. You may even be living proof: People with the loveliest intentions can still make the same mistake twice. It’s … perpl...
Sep 12, 2023
Colorado is one of the few States that recognizes common law marriage. This is convenient to Centennial Staters who’d rather just choos...
Sep 7, 2023
It can be tempting to disengage from your spouse when you’re going through a divorce, especially a contentious one. However, your...
Sep 1, 2023
The hardest thing about divorce with children is preserving family ties while splitting up the parents. Colorado courts want parents to...
Aug 28, 2023
One unfortunate reason people stay in unhappy marriages is money, or the lack of it. After all, the average divorce costs around $13,00...
Jul 31, 2023
Is there a feeling more nerve-wracking than the one you get waiting for a family court judge to issue a decision? After all, these ruli...
Jul 25, 2023
Children look to their parents for security, and divorce inevitably shifts the family foundation a child has come to rely on. That’s wh...
Jul 10, 2023
Divorce is hard enough. Often overlooked is how who you’re divorcing can determine how much turmoil you’ll endure before the judge sign...
Jun 20, 2023
At Robinson & Henry, we understand that divorce is one of the most stressful events you’ll experience in your lifetime. Our k...
Jun 19, 2023
Download the 10 Signs Your Spouse is Hiding Assets guide. You probably trusted the person you married. But divorce can twist spouses i...
June 7, 2023
Divorce brings a tidal wave of emotions, among them uncertainty. Who will keep the house? Where will my children live? Will I have to p...
May 4, 2023
Alimony, often called spousal maintenance or spousal support in Colorado, refers to periodic payments made by a higher-earning spouse t...
Apr 26, 2023
In Colorado, spousal maintenance, also known as “alimony,” is often awarded to one spouse after divorce. Most people know t...
Apr 20, 2023
Few people who are getting divorced want to keep supporting their ex-spouse. In Colorado, though, many courts order one spouse to pay t...
Apr 19, 2023
Spousal maintenance, commonly referred to as alimony or spousal support, is meant to get the lower-earning spouse back on their feet af...
Apr 17, 2023
Cary Grant once said that divorce is a game played by lawyers. That’s fair enough as wry observations go. But divorce is no game to the...
Apr 10, 2023
The rule of law philosophy assumes that good people will follow it. Unfortunately, people are not always on their best behavior outside...
Apr 5, 2023
If you receive or pay spousal maintenance, you may wonder if it will affect your taxes. Is alimony taxable in Colorado as income? The a...
Apr 4, 2023
A divorce decree is more than a document declaring the end of a marriage. It is a court order. Some ex-spouses forget this. They drag t...
Mar 9, 2023
The desire to press fast forward on your divorce and skip hiring an attorney can be tempting, but that can be a costly mistake. People ...
Mar 8, 2023
Getting divorced usually means you and your spouse are past the point of working things out. While your marriage may be ending, you sti...
Feb 28, 2023
The end of your marriage or relationship should not threaten the bond between you and your child or children. Unfortunately, estranged ...
Feb 17, 2023
Many parents wonder if getting sole custody is possible in their Colorado family law case. The first thing they need to know is that, i...
Feb 16, 2023
Have you ever referred to your dog or cat as your ”child”? You’re not alone–80 percent of owners view their pets as family members, acc...
Feb 16, 2023
Parenting is hard. Step-parenting can be even harder. When you married someone who had children from a previous relationship, you took ...
Feb 15, 2023
Navigating Colorado custody cases when a parent or child has a disability can be a challenge. Divorces that include child custody disag...
Feb 2, 2023
Some parents who aren’t together anymore decide to keep custody issues out of court and trust each other to do right by their children....
Jan 27, 2023
When you’re married, vacations, holidays and family traditions are a shared experience. Divorce forces you and your ex to divide these ...
Jan 23, 2023
For many years, family law was not particularly friendly to men. Courts often relied on antiquated gender roles to make decisions about...
Dec 7, 2022
Single or remarried mothers and fathers who wrongly claim a child on their taxes cause legal problems for both parents. It makes no dif...
Nov 16, 2022
Blended families can face numerous challenges, but one issue you can certainly avoid is your estate distribution upon your death. Unfor...
Oct 14, 2022
When you get divorced, you leave more than your former spouse behind. All the assets and property acquired over the duration of the mar...
Oct 13, 2022
Getting divorced is stressful. You have a lot to do, including dividing assets. This is a tedious process during which arguments can er...
Sep 13, 2022
For many years, family law was not particularly friendly to men. Courts often relied on antiquated gender roles to make decisions about...
Sep 7, 2022
There are people who flippantly say getting married was the biggest mistake of their lives. When an unhappy marriage ends in divorce, i...
Sep 7, 2022
With emotions heightened and the future uncertain, some spouses can easily rationalize committing divorce fraud. They may hide or misre...
Sep 6, 2022
Divorce is never easy. If you are contemplating leaving a spouse who has a disability, matters become further complicated. Your spouse ...
Aug 24, 2022
Now it’s done. The judge has signed the Final Decree of Divorce, severing the last link in the chain between your old life and the new ...
May 3, 2022
Alimony, also referred to as spousal support or spousal maintenance, is a legal obligation one spouse has to provide financial support ...
Mar 25, 2022
Military divorces are often complex, involving both federal and state statutes. You need an attorney that knows how to handle a militar...
Mar 24, 2022
Many of our clients want to know what the divorce timeline looks like. How long is this process going to take? There’s no way we ...
Mar 23, 2022
Many people going through a divorce manage to be amicable and agree on everything from dividing marital assets to parenting time. Being...
Mar 4, 2022
Divorcing couples with substantial assets and income have additional considerations about spousal maintenance, property division, and c...
Feb 17, 2022
Colorado courts consider a number of factors when awarding alimony including how much each spouse makes. Determining your income can be...
Feb 17, 2022
Divorce is an inherently messy process. Dividing a business during divorce proceedings can feel like pouring gasoline onto an already v...
Jan 31, 2022
Our divorce lawyers get this question a lot: should I move out of the house before the divorce is final? We cannot make that decision f...
Nov 29, 2021
“Our holding today is a recognition of the economic and social realities which often characterize military families. … In light of thes...
Oct 21, 2021
When you get divorced, you have to divide marital property. On the surface, that may sound pretty straightforward, but it definitely is...
Oct 21, 2021
If you’re a military spouse considering divorce, you may be wondering whether you are entitled to receive part of your spouseR...
Oct 12, 2021
Having an attorney at mediation could give you a winning edge. If you’re getting divorced, Colorado courts will require you to at...
Oct 12, 2021
You do not need a lawyer to get a divorce in Colorado, but you risk a bad settlement if you do it by yourself. For some people, a D-I-Y...
Sep 1, 2021
Young adults aren’t getting divorced as much as they used to, but older adults seem to be making up for those splits. The Pew Research ...
Aug 31, 2021
A common-law marriage that ends tends to be more complicated than a union that went through the formal process. That’s probably n...
May 5, 2021
If you’re considering divorce, you may wonder whether your 401k is marital property and if you will lose any of that retirement m...
Apr 29, 2021
Parental alienation is a difficult reality for some parents who go through a divorce. Hostile and passive-aggressive behavior directed ...
Apr 27, 2021
Every divorce situation is different. You can avoid a divorce disaster by knowing these 10 things.
...Apr 1, 2021
The Colorado Supreme Court recently ruled that a same-sex common law marriage created before same-sex marriage was legal should be reco...
Feb 11, 2021
A common question our family law attorneys get on a regular basis is: is mediation required? The answer is: yes. Family law attorneys g...
Feb 11, 2021
Going through the divorce process is one of the most stressful times in a person’s life. Divorce can be emotionally difficult, complica...
Oct 21, 2020
You may need an expert to find certain evidence and to complete specific tasks for your divorce. A private investigator can perform a n...
Oct 9, 2020
While mothers have special challenges in family law cases, it’s important to remember that the law is gender-blind. The rights of each ...
Aug 17, 2020
Many people do not know the difference between a legal separation and divorce. There really is only one major thing that differentiates...
Sep 18, 2019
Infidelity, or “cheating,” is one of the most common reasons for divorce, and for the breakdown of relationships in general. An extra-m...
Sep 6, 2019
An R&H family law client faced losing their home in their divorce. The parties were at odds about the house’s value and how much th...
Aug 16, 2018
Colorado courts have long held that retirement accounts are just as much a part of marital property as any other investment or savings ...
Jul 19, 2018
Developing a parenting time plan that makes sense for you and your family is a critical part of the divorce process, helping to create ...
Aug 3, 2017
Our divorce and estate planning attorneys discusses what to do with your Will after a divorce, happens if you don’t update your e...