How do Colorado judges divide property in divorce cases?
In Colorado, judges must first allocate to each spouse his or her separate property, and following that they are required to divide the couple’s marital property in a “fair and equitable” manner. In Colorado there is no legal requirement for a 50/50 division of marital property. Factors such as one spouse having a large amount of separate property or a spouse making a disproportionate contribution to the accumulation of marital property can result in unequal property division.
