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Brief background 1) I owe "contractual" maintenance or $1889 per mo. 2) I later won custody challenge because of poor parenting (best interest of the children) and get $448 per mo for 2 kids, based on out of date financials. (when awarded I made close to $100k per year and she made about...

Disagreeable, I just saw your reply, didn't get notification email for some reason. Thank you for your help. I think I have scraped together enough to pay for the filing fees so I will fill out the forms and hope for the best. Again I appreciate your help. Sincerely, Bill

In 2010 my Ex got $1889 per month contractual maintenance from me plus $768 in child support. Last year, I won custody back and $448 per month in support. We offset the maintenance total with support and I paid the balance. I recently lost my job (in April). I attempted to start my own lawn...

@ Latigo, I do believe my attorney and I am pretty darn confident the she is right but the Ex has thrown some things out there that make a person have a second thought and she's so confident that she is filing a formal complaint with the review council. She also has an attorney and I can only...

Here is what I found in the Colorado Revised Statutes COLORADO RULES OF EVIDENCE CHAPTER 33 COLORADO RULES OF EVIDENCE ARTICLE VI WITNESSES C.R.E. 615 (2012) Rule 615. Exclusion of Witnesses. At the request of a party the court shall order witnesses excluded so that they...

I just won custody of my kids and modification of child support in March. The payments were supposed to begin in June. Now my Ex is saying she is going to appeal the decision and that once the appeal is filed she doesn't have to pay until the appeal has been heard. Is this true? Second...

Thanks DV, CBG, and Proserpina! I like your optimism!! Prepare for the worst and hope for the best is what I always say. Like CBG said, "it can't hurt". I am setting my come clean meeting up with HR now but I'm am struggling with whether to schedule it for tomorrow or to set it for next...

Thanks CBG. You're right, having a slight chance at getting benefits is better than no chance at all. The dumb thing is, I found out that I most likely would have gotten the job even without the college degree but it was too late to go back. Being out of work for 10 months with a wife and 2...

Thanks Proserpina I knew/know I am the one in the wrong and I made my bed so I have to sleep in it. If they fire me with cause, I file for unemployment, my only shot is them not contesting. Right? Regarding the Ex, I knew it wouldn't go away but she is hurting for money now so she only...

Update: Sorry to take so long getting back into the forum and share the outcome. I actually just got the final ruling back from the court. What a long process!!! I changed to a new law firm and we went to work gathering evidence (i.e. bank records, probation records, witnesses, etc) none of...

I am in Colorado. I have been on the job for 4 years and 10 months, always had good reviews, received a couple of additional bonuses for going above and beyond, and only one really minor reprimand. Following an ugly custody battle, which I won, my Ex emailed my criminal history and driving...

Proserpina, I am fairly sure in the original divorce docs that it states mediation is required before returning to court and I am 100% positive that this judge will come unglued on me if I neglect to do it. I am super glad I found this out prior to showing up and being shocked in the opening...

Army Judge, I started that process today. What I have heard so far is, showing up having neglected to attempt mediation is risky at best, and not the recommended option. Sorry for the tendency to "over inform". Thanks

Hello, Yesterday I had a conversation with a friend of a friend that is a lawyer but not in family law, about my case and he warned me that my current attorney has almost guaranteed my failure because we set a hearing but we have not gone to mediation. In my motion I requested an...

Thanks Disagreeable. I appreciate the advice.