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Contrary to what the popular media would have you believe, divorce is often not as simple as walking into a courtroom, signing your name on the dotted line, and walking out a free man or a woman.
The Colorado Civil Union Act (“Act”) was signed into law in March 2013 and went into effect on May 1, 2013. The Act authorizes two people, whether same sex or opposite sex, to enter into a civil union, and bestows upon them the same rights, benefits, protections, and responsibilities that are granted to married persons under Colorado law.
Colorado is one of the few states to recognize common law marriage. Common law marriage can be entered into by agreement of the parties, in which case the parties would follow the regular dissolution of marriage course in order to terminate the marriage.
A proceeding for the allocation of parental responsibilities, or custody, is filed in cases where the parties have children together, but are not married. A custody case may also be filed by a grandparent or other person who is not a parent, so long as that person has had physical care of the child for at least 6 months.
Paternity cases arise out of situations that call for a determination as to who fathered the child. The issue of paternity may arise in parental responsibility, child support actions, and even in dissolution of marriage actions. In actions to declare the existence or non-existence of a child-parent relationship, the parties are usually not married.
There are several legal actions in which support for children can be ordered by the court, such as dissolution of marriage or an action for the allocation of parental responsibilities. The Colorado legislature has enacted guidelines to assist in the determination of child support and a schedule of basic child support obligations.
In a proceeding for dissolution of marriage or in a proceeding for legal separation the court must determine which property is the spouses’ separate property, and which property is marital property. The court then sets aside separate property to each party, and divides the marital property as the court deems most equitable.
The roots of Everson, Whitney, Everson & Brehm can be traced back to 1916, making it Green Bay’s oldest law firm. John A. Kittel, a former teacher and Brown County Superintendent of Schools, graduated from the University of Wisconsin Law School and returned to Green Bay to begin his practice. He drafted the original Articles of Incorporation for the Green Bay Packers (or, rather, Green Bay Football Corporation). John A. Kittel initially formed a partnership with Timothy Burke in 1916. E. L. (Bert) Everson joined the firm in 1923, and shortly thereafter John C. Whitney followed suit.
During World War II, the younger associates temporarily left the firm to serve their country. Fortunately, Jane O’Melia had just graduated from the University of Wisconsin Law School and began her historic career at the firm. She remained with the firm for 30 years, practicing at a time when women attorneys were rare.
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