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• Colorado Divorce Real Estate Help and Free Divorce WorkshopsFree Colorado divorce workshops and plain-English help on selling, keeping or buying out the marital home, from The Kenna Group. Call or text us.

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• About Divorce DecisionsWhy a Colorado real estate group built a free divorce workshop and this site: people were deciding the house without anyone explaining the math.
• Alicia KounalisAlicia Kounalis, divorce real estate agent with The Kenna Group at Keller Williams DTC: selling the marital home.
• Alimony in Colorado: The Maintenance Formula and DurationColorado's advisory maintenance formula, the duration table, how it is taxed, and whether a mortgage lender counts it as income when you keep or buy a house.
• Arapahoe County Divorce Home SalesDivorce home sales in Arapahoe County, Colorado: neutral listings, court-ordered sales and buyout valuations, with a divorce specialist on every file.
• Arvada Divorce RealtorArvada divorce real estate help for selling, keeping or buying out the marital home. Neutral communication, valuations and court-ordered sales.
• Aurora Divorce RealtorAurora divorce real estate help for selling, keeping or buying out the marital home. Neutral communication, valuations and court-ordered sales.
• Boulder Divorce RealtorBoulder divorce real estate help for selling, keeping or buying out the marital home. Neutral communication, valuations and court-ordered sales.
• Brian Lee BurkeBrian Lee Burke leads The Kenna Group at Keller Williams DTC, founded Colorado Divorce Decisions, and has sold Colorado homes since 2003.
• Brighton Divorce RealtorBrighton divorce real estate help for selling, keeping or buying out the marital home. Neutral communication, valuations and court-ordered sales.
• Broomfield Divorce RealtorBroomfield divorce real estate help for selling, keeping or buying out the marital home. Neutral communication, valuations and court-ordered sales.
• Buying a Home After Divorce in Colorado on One IncomeHow soon you can buy, what lenders count, the joint mortgage still on your credit, CHFA and metroDPA help for one-income buyers, and where to search.
• Buying a House During a Divorce in Colorado: What Is AllowedCan you buy a house before the divorce is final in Colorado? Sometimes, with your attorney's sign-off, separate funds and a lender who counts one income.
• Castle Pines Divorce RealtorCastle Pines divorce real estate help for selling, keeping or buying out the marital home. Neutral communication, valuations and court-ordered sales.
• Castle Rock Divorce RealtorCastle Rock divorce real estate help for selling, keeping or buying out the marital home. Neutral communication, valuations and court-ordered sales.
• Centennial Divorce RealtorCentennial divorce real estate help for selling, keeping or buying out the marital home. Neutral communication, valuations and court-ordered sales.
• Child Support and the House in Colorado: 2026 Formula.How Colorado child support works in 2026, how overnights are credited, how it interacts with who keeps the house, and what a lender counts as income.
• Colorado Divorce Checklist: Documents, Money, the HouseEverything the sworn financial statement asks for, the house documents, the money steps to take quietly, and what not to do. A Colorado checklist in order.
• Colorado Divorce FAQs: The House, Money, Process, After 50Sixty-plus questions people ask about divorce in Colorado, by stage: thinking about it, just served, the house and money, after the decree, gray divorce.
• Colorado Divorce Resources: Legal Aid, Self-Help, Help LinesOfficial numbers only: Colorado self-help centers, Colorado Legal Services, the court's mediation office, the domestic violence hotline, 2-1-1 and more.
• Colorado Divorce Statistics 2026: Rate, Counties, Ages, Gray.Colorado divorce by the numbers: 23,291 dissolution filings in FY2024, a rate of 2.8 per 1,000, down from 5.5 in 1990, and the counties with the most.
• Colorado Springs Divorce RealtorColorado Springs divorce real estate help for selling, keeping or buying out the marital home. Neutral communication, valuations and court-ordered sales.
• Commerce City Divorce RealtorCommerce City divorce real estate help for selling, keeping or buying out the marital home. Neutral communication, valuations and court-ordered sales.
• Confidential Divorce Home Strategy Session, ColoradoA free, confidential Divorce Home Strategy Session: what the house is worth, equity, a buyout figure, selling options and timing, before you decide.
• ContactCall or text 303-955-4220 and a live person answers. Email homes@kennarealestate.com. Keller Williams DTC, 6300 S Syracuse Way, Centennial. Free.
• Court-Ordered Sale of a House in a Colorado DivorceCourt-ordered home sales in Colorado: what the order should say, who signs, how proceeds are held, and a neutral divorce realtor who serves both spouses.
• Damon L. ChavezDamon L. Chavez, Certified Real Estate Divorce Specialist and Certified Residential Appraiser: the designated specialist behind every Kenna divorce file.
• Daniela DraperDaniela Draper, divorce real estate agent with The Kenna Group at Keller Williams DTC: selling the marital home.
• Denver Divorce RealtorDenver divorce real estate help for selling, keeping or buying out the marital home. Neutral communication, valuations and court-ordered sales.
• Disclaimer and DisclosuresColorado Divorce Decisions is an educational site published by a Colorado real estate brokerage group. Not legal, tax, lending or financial advice.
• Divorce After 50 for Men in Colorado: Pension, House.Gray divorce for men in Colorado: how the pension and 401(k) are split, maintenance in a long marriage, the paid-off house as a buyout, and Social Security.
• Divorce and Men's Mental Health in Colorado: The First YearWhy the year after a divorce is the dangerous one for men, what the research says, Colorado's free crisis lines, and how to get through it intact.
• Divorce and the House in Colorado: Know Your Options FirstCan I keep the house? How is equity divided? What is it really worth? Colorado answers, plus a free, confidential Divorce Home Strategy Session before you.
• Divorce and the House Workshop Library: Recorded SessionsEvery monthly Divorce and the House Zoom, recorded: sell it, keep it or buy out your spouse, with the questions Colorado homeowners actually asked.
• Divorce and the House Zoom: Sell It, Keep It or Buy Out? FreeA free one-hour monthly Zoom for divorcing Colorado homeowners: sell the house, keep it, or buy out your spouse.
• Divorce by County in Colorado: Courts, Filing, the HouseWhere to file for divorce in every Colorado county we cover: the district court, address, judicial district, self-help center, and what happens to the house.
• Divorce Home Equity and Spousal Buyouts in ColoradoHow home equity is divided in a Colorado divorce and how a spousal buyout is priced and paid: refinance, HELOC, assumption or other assets, with real numbers.
• Divorce in Adams County, CO: Court, Filing, the HouseWhere to file for divorce in Adams County, Colorado: the courthouse, the self-help center, the $260 fee, the 91-day minimum, and the house.
• Divorce in Alamosa County, CO: Court, Filing, the HouseWhere to file for divorce in Alamosa County, Colorado: the courthouse, the self-help center, the $260 fee, the 91-day minimum, and the house.
• Divorce in Arapahoe County, CO: Court, Filing, the HouseWhere to file for divorce in Arapahoe County, Colorado: the courthouse, the self-help center, the $260 fee, the 91-day minimum, and the house.
• Divorce in Archuleta County, CO: Court, Filing, the HouseWhere to file for divorce in Archuleta County, Colorado: the courthouse, the self-help center, the $260 fee, the 91-day minimum, and the house.
• Divorce in Baca County, CO: Court, Filing, the HouseWhere to file for divorce in Baca County, Colorado: the courthouse, the self-help center, the $260 fee, the 91-day minimum, and the house.
• Divorce in Bent County, CO: Court, Filing, the HouseWhere to file for divorce in Bent County, Colorado: the courthouse, the self-help center, the $260 fee, the 91-day minimum, and the house.
• Divorce in Boulder County, CO: Court, Filing, the HouseWhere to file for divorce in Boulder County, Colorado: the courthouse, the self-help center, the $260 fee, the 91-day minimum, and the house.
• Divorce in Broomfield County, CO: Court, Filing, the HouseWhere to file for divorce in Broomfield County, Colorado: the courthouse, the self-help center, the $260 fee, the 91-day minimum, and the house.
• Divorce in Chaffee County, CO: Court, Filing, the HouseWhere to file for divorce in Chaffee County, Colorado: the courthouse, the self-help center, the $260 fee, the 91-day minimum, and the house.
• Divorce in Cheyenne County, CO: Court, Filing, the HouseWhere to file for divorce in Cheyenne County, Colorado: the courthouse, the self-help center, the $260 fee, the 91-day minimum, and the house.
• Divorce in Clear Creek County, CO: Court, Filing, the HouseWhere to file for divorce in Clear Creek County, Colorado: the courthouse, the self-help center, the $260 fee, the 91-day minimum, and the house.
• Divorce in Colorado, Written for Men: House, Kids, MoneyThe questions men ask about a Colorado divorce, answered straight: do I have to move out, can I keep the house, will I get 50/50, and how much will I pay.
• Divorce in Colorado, Written for Women: Money, the House, NextWomen initiate 7 in 10 divorces and carry most of the financial risk after. The fears women report, the house questions that come first, credit, and safety.
• Divorce in Conejos County, CO: Court, Filing, the HouseWhere to file for divorce in Conejos County, Colorado: the courthouse, the self-help center, the $260 fee, the 91-day minimum, and the house.
• Divorce in Costilla County, CO: Court, Filing, the HouseWhere to file for divorce in Costilla County, Colorado: the courthouse, the self-help center, the $260 fee, the 91-day minimum, and the house.
• Divorce in Crowley County, CO: Court, Filing, the HouseWhere to file for divorce in Crowley County, Colorado: the courthouse, the self-help center, the $260 fee, the 91-day minimum, and the house.
• Divorce in Custer County, CO: Court, Filing, the HouseWhere to file for divorce in Custer County, Colorado: the courthouse, the self-help center, the $260 fee, the 91-day minimum, and the house.
• Divorce in Delta County, CO: Court, Filing, the HouseWhere to file for divorce in Delta County, Colorado: the courthouse, the self-help center, the $260 fee, the 91-day minimum, and the house.
• Divorce in Denver County, CO: Court, Filing, the HouseWhere to file for divorce in Denver County, Colorado: the courthouse, the self-help center, the $260 fee, the 91-day minimum, and the house.
• Divorce in Dolores County, CO: Court, Filing, the HouseWhere to file for divorce in Dolores County, Colorado: the courthouse, the self-help center, the $260 fee, the 91-day minimum, and the house.
• Divorce in Douglas County, CO: Court, Filing, the HouseWhere to file for divorce in Douglas County, Colorado: the courthouse, the self-help center, the $260 fee, the 91-day minimum, and the house.
• Divorce in Eagle County, CO: Court, Filing, the HouseWhere to file for divorce in Eagle County, Colorado: the courthouse, the self-help center, the $260 fee, the 91-day minimum, and the house.
• Divorce in El Paso County and Colorado Springs, COWhere to file for divorce in El Paso County, Colorado: the courthouse, the self-help center, the $260 fee, the 91-day minimum, and the house.
• Divorce in Elbert County, CO: Court, Filing, the HouseWhere to file for divorce in Elbert County, Colorado: the courthouse, the self-help center, the $260 fee, the 91-day minimum, and the house.
• Divorce in Jefferson County, CO: Court, Filing, the HouseWhere to file for divorce in Jefferson County, Colorado: the courthouse, the self-help center, the $260 fee, the 91-day minimum, and the house.
• Divorce in Larimer County, CO: Court, Filing, the HouseWhere to file for divorce in Larimer County, Colorado: the courthouse, the self-help center, the $260 fee, the 91-day minimum, and the house.
• Divorce in Weld County, CO: Court, Filing, the HouseWhere to file for divorce in Weld County, Colorado: the courthouse, the self-help center, the $260 fee, the 91-day minimum, and the house.
• Divorce Real Estate Specialist in Colorado: What to Look ForA divorce real estate specialist gives both spouses one written value, writes the listing terms for the stipulation.
• Divorce Realtors in Denver, ColoradoColorado divorce realtors: one written valuation to both spouses, stipulation-ready terms, both attorneys copied, and a divorce specialist on every file.
• Divorce With No Savings in Colorado: A Plan for the Next 12.Getting divorced in Colorado with no savings and no home equity: fee waivers, legal aid, temporary support, who pays what, and housing on one income.
• Divorce Workshop PresentersThe Colorado Divorce Decisions Panel: the verified real estate, mortgage and title professionals who teach the free workshop, and the seats still open.
• Divorce, Kids and the House in Colorado: Keep It, Nest.What Colorado parents ask about the kids and the house in a divorce: keeping it for them, nesting, how close two homes need to be, and moving day.
• Do You Have to Sell the House in a Colorado Divorce?No. Colorado divides equity, not the house. One spouse can keep it with a buyout and a refinance, or the decree can defer the sale.
• Douglas County Divorce Home SalesDivorce home sales in Douglas County, Colorado: neutral listings, court-ordered sales and buyout valuations, with a divorce specialist on every file.
• Downsizing After Divorce in Colorado: 55+, Townhomes, RentingHousing options after divorce in the Denver metro: single-story homes and townhomes, 55+ communities and the 80/20 rule, renting, house-sharing, HECM at 62.
• Downsizing From a House to a Condo After Divorce, ColoradoHow to downsize from the family home to a condo or townhome after a Colorado divorce: the all-in monthly cost, HOA questions, and how to time the move.
• Englewood Divorce RealtorEnglewood divorce real estate help for selling, keeping or buying out the marital home. Neutral communication, valuations and court-ordered sales.
• Erie Divorce RealtorErie divorce real estate help for selling, keeping or buying out the marital home. Neutral communication, valuations and court-ordered sales.
• Evergreen Divorce RealtorEvergreen divorce real estate help for selling, keeping or buying out the marital home. Neutral communication, valuations and court-ordered sales.
• Fathers, Parenting Time and the House in Colorado: 50/50.How Colorado decides parenting time with no preference for mothers, how child support credits overnights, and why where a father lives matters.
• For Divorce Attorneys and MediatorsA neutral divorce real estate group for Colorado family-law attorneys and mediators: same-day valuations, stipulation-ready reports and terms, and one call.
• Foreclosure and Divorce in Colorado: The Clock and the Ways.Facing foreclosure during a Colorado divorce: the Public Trustee timeline, why the decree does not stop it, who is liable on the note, and the four ways out.
• Fort Collins Divorce RealtorFort Collins divorce real estate help for selling, keeping or buying out the marital home. Neutral communication, valuations and court-ordered sales.
• Fountain Divorce RealtorFountain divorce real estate help for selling, keeping or buying out the marital home. Neutral communication, valuations and court-ordered sales.
• Free Colorado Divorce Guide for Men: Move Out, Kids, Money.A free guide for Colorado men: should I move out, will I get 50/50, how much will I pay, can I carry the house, and is my retirement safe.
• Free Colorado Divorce Guide for Women: The House, Money, NextA free guide for Colorado women: the first two weeks, what you can ask for, whether to keep or sell the house, the one-income year, and who to call first.
• Free Colorado Divorce Guides (PDF): House, Women, Men, Sell.Seven free plain-English guides on divorce and the house in Colorado: the 20-page homeowner's guide, for women, for men, selling, keeping and buying.
• Free Colorado Divorce Home Guide (PDF), Plain LanguageFree Colorado divorce home guide (PDF): keep, sell or buy out, equity math, refinance deadlines, taxes, court-ordered sales and a checklist for both spouses.
• Free Colorado Divorce Workshop Online: Legal, Money, HouseThe free Colorado divorce workshop, rebuilt online: the house, the mortgage, the legal process, the money and the emotional side, as short answers.
• Free Gray Divorce Guide, Colorado: After 50, House, PensionA free six-page gray divorce guide for Colorado: the paid-off house buyout, pensions and PERA, the ten-year Social Security rule, and insurance before 65.
• Free Guide: Buying a Home After Divorce in Colorado (One.A free guide to buying after a Colorado divorce: when you can buy, what a lender counts on one income, the settlement as a down payment, and CHFA help.
• Free Guide: Keeping the House in a Colorado Divorce (Buyout.A free guide to keeping the marital home in Colorado: the buyout math, four ways to pay it, refinance versus HELOC versus assumption, and what lenders count.
• Golden Divorce RealtorGolden divorce real estate help for selling, keeping or buying out the marital home. Neutral communication, valuations and court-ordered sales.
• Gray Divorce in Colorado: House, Retirement, Social SecurityDivorce after 50 is now 4 in 10 divorces. The house that is most of what you own, pensions and PERA, the 10-year Social Security rule, insurance before 65.
• Gray Divorce in Colorado: Living on Retirement Income AloneDivorcing after 60 in Colorado: how pensions and 401(k)s are split, the Social Security divorced-spouse benefit, Medicare and COBRA, and the paid-off house.
• Greeley Divorce RealtorGreeley divorce real estate help for selling, keeping or buying out the marital home. Neutral communication, valuations and court-ordered sales.
• Greenwood Village Divorce RealtorGreenwood Village divorce real estate help for selling, keeping or buying out the marital home. Neutral communication, valuations and court-ordered sales.
• Henry ChuHenry Chu, divorce real estate agent with The Kenna Group at Keller Williams DTC: selling the marital home.
• Highlands Ranch Divorce RealtorHighlands Ranch divorce real estate help for selling, keeping or buying out the marital home. Neutral communication, valuations and court-ordered sales.
• How Divorce Works in Colorado: Step by Step, 91 Days to DecreeFiling to decree in Colorado: residency, the $260 petition, service, the automatic injunction, 21 days to respond, 42-day disclosures, the 91-day minimum.
• How Much Does a Divorce Cost in Colorado? Real NumbersFiling fee $260, response $146, fee waivers, court mediation at $75 an hour, attorney ranges, and the house costs nobody budgets for. Current Colorado.
• How Much Will I Pay in a Colorado Divorce? Maintenance.For the higher earner in a Colorado divorce: the maintenance guideline, the 2026 child support formula, how long it lasts, and whether you can keep the house.
• How to Afford a Divorce in Colorado: Costs, Waivers, Legal AidWhat a Colorado divorce really costs and how people pay for it: the $260 filing fee and the fee waiver, self-help centers, legal aid, and the house.
• How to Sell Your House in a Divorce: Free Colorado Seller.A free six-page guide to selling the marital home in Colorado: before, during or after the decree, the thirteen decisions, stipulation terms and the closing.
• How We Sell a Divorce Home: Marketing, Reach, ResultsHow The Kenna Group sells the marital home: one written Smart Pricing Report to both spouses, stipulation-ready terms, and full-reach marketing.
• Jefferson County Divorce Home SalesDivorce home sales in Jefferson County, Colorado: neutral listings, court-ordered sales and buyout valuations, with a divorce specialist on every file.
• Jim DiazJim Diaz, divorce real estate agent with The Kenna Group at Keller Williams DTC: selling the marital home.
• Joannie VealsJoannie Veals, divorce real estate agent with The Kenna Group at Keller Williams DTC: selling the marital home.
• Join the Divorce Workshop Panel: Colorado Attorneys, CDFAsOpen seats for Colorado family-law attorneys, financial professionals, mediators and therapists on the free monthly divorce workshop panel in Centennial.
• Keep the House in a Colorado Divorce: The Buyout MathCan you afford the house alone? The buyout math on a $649,500 Denver home, refinance versus HELOC, what income lenders count, and the refinance deadline.
• Keith NisonoffKeith Nisonoff, divorce real estate agent with The Kenna Group at Keller Williams DTC: selling the marital home.
• Lafayette Divorce RealtorLafayette divorce real estate help for selling, keeping or buying out the marital home. Neutral communication, valuations and court-ordered sales.
• Lakewood Divorce RealtorLakewood divorce real estate help for selling, keeping or buying out the marital home. Neutral communication, valuations and court-ordered sales.
• Lindsey JenkinsLindsey Jenkins, divorce real estate agent with The Kenna Group at Keller Williams DTC: selling the marital home.
• Littleton Divorce RealtorLittleton divorce real estate help for selling, keeping or buying out the marital home. Neutral communication, valuations and court-ordered sales.
• Living on One Income After Divorce: The First Year, ColoradoThe first year on one income after a Colorado divorce: the budget in order, the housing number, what support really covers, and credit and insurance.
• Lone Tree Divorce RealtorLone Tree divorce real estate help for selling, keeping or buying out the marital home. Neutral communication, valuations and court-ordered sales.
• Longmont Divorce RealtorLongmont divorce real estate help for selling, keeping or buying out the marital home. Neutral communication, valuations and court-ordered sales.
• Louisville Divorce RealtorLouisville divorce real estate help for selling, keeping or buying out the marital home. Neutral communication, valuations and court-ordered sales.
• Loveland Divorce RealtorLoveland divorce real estate help for selling, keeping or buying out the marital home. Neutral communication, valuations and court-ordered sales.
• Mediation vs Litigation in Colorado Divorce: Which Path FitsFour ways to get divorced in Colorado: the court forms, mediation, collaborative divorce or litigation. What each costs and which keeps the house calm.
• Meet the TeamThe Kenna Group at Keller Williams DTC: Brian Lee Burke and the agents who work divorce listings and buyouts, with the disclosures up front.
• Michael BarnesMichael Barnes, divorce real estate agent with The Kenna Group at Keller Williams DTC: selling the marital home.
• Mike Oswald at RateRefinance to remove a spouse, fund a buyout, assume a low-rate loan, qualify on support income, or buy again. Mike Oswald, Rate, NMLS 261003. Any lender.
• Monument Divorce RealtorMonument divorce real estate help for selling, keeping or buying out the marital home. Neutral communication, valuations and court-ordered sales.
• Mortgage After Divorce in Colorado: Refinance or ReleaseA quitclaim deed does not remove you from the mortgage. The three ways off the loan, refinance deadlines, FHA and VA assumptions, and protecting your credit.
• Mortgage Qualification After Divorce in Colorado, One IncomeMortgage qualification after a Colorado divorce: what income counts, the joint loan on your credit, what the decree must say, and the refinance deadline.
• Moving Kids After Divorce in Colorado: Telling Them, Moving.How to tell the kids the house is selling, Colorado's parenting class, relocation rules, packing a room that lives in two places, and moving day.
• Nesting in a Colorado Divorce: The Kids Stay, the Parents.Nesting keeps the children in the family home while the parents rotate in and out. What it costs in Colorado, how long it works, and the written rules.
• Northglenn Divorce RealtorNorthglenn divorce real estate help for selling, keeping or buying out the marital home. Neutral communication, valuations and court-ordered sales.
• One Spouse Refuses to Sell the House in a Colorado DivorceWhat happens in Colorado when one spouse refuses to sell the house: the injunction, court-ordered sales, who can sign, and how a neutral realtor helps.
• Parker Divorce RealtorParker divorce real estate help for selling, keeping or buying out the marital home. Neutral communication, valuations and court-ordered sales.
• Privacy and Browsing SafelyHow to read about divorce without your spouse knowing: private windows, your own device, what a quick exit does and does not do, and what this site collects.
• Privacy PolicyWhat divorceworkshopsco.com collects (nothing to read, your form if you send one), where it goes, how we contact you only with a Yes.
• Protecting Your Business and Retirement in a Colorado DivorceHow Colorado treats a business, a pension, a 401(k) and premarital assets in divorce: marital versus separate, tracing, valuation, the QDRO, and the house.
• Rent or Buy After Divorce in Colorado: How to DecideRent or buy after a Colorado divorce? When a year of renting is the smart move, when buying now is, the one-income math, and CHFA and metroDPA help.
• Reserve a Seat: Free Divorce Workshop in Littleton, ColoradoAttend a free Colorado divorce workshop in Centennial or online. Learn about the house, finances, mortgage, legal process and emotional transition.
• Retirement, Pensions and PERA in a Colorado DivorceHow 401(k)s, IRAs, pensions and Colorado PERA are divided in a divorce, why a QDRO matters, PERA's 90-day deadline, and the 10-year Social Security rule.
• Richelle DumasRichelle Dumas, divorce real estate agent with The Kenna Group at Keller Williams DTC: selling the marital home.
• Running a Home Alone After Divorce: The Practical GuideRunning a house by yourself after divorce: the Colorado maintenance calendar, what to learn, what to hire out, and when a smaller home is the better answer.
• Sell the House Before or After Divorce in Colorado? TimingBefore the decree usually wins on taxes ($500,000 exclusion), price and one clean split. After can win when one spouse buys time.
• Selling a House During a Divorce in Colorado: How It WorksThe automatic injunction, the stipulation, who holds the proceeds, staging when one spouse still lives there, and the tells that invite lowball offers.
• Served Divorce Papers in Colorado: 21 Days, First StepsYou have 21 days to respond and the automatic injunction already binds both of you. Who stays in the house, who pays the mortgage, and what to gather.
• Short Sale and Divorce in Colorado: How It WorksA short sale during a Colorado divorce: when it makes sense, what the lender needs from both spouses, the injunction, who signs, and the deficiency.
• Should I Move Out During a Divorce in Colorado?Whether to move out of the marital home during a Colorado divorce: no abandonment in a no-fault state, and what leaving does to the equity and the mortgage.
• Should We Keep the House for the Kids? The Honest Test.Keeping the marital home for the children sounds right and is often wrong. The three-question test, the Denver numbers, and what research says kids need.
• Sorting a House Full of Memories After Divorce: The StuffDividing, selling and letting go of the contents of the marital home after a Colorado divorce: the list, estate sales, movers and the kids' things.
• Stay-at-Home Parent Divorce in Colorado: Support, House, WorkDivorcing in Colorado after years out of the workforce: how maintenance and child support are set, temporary orders, health insurance, and keeping the house.
• Staying in the House With the Kids After Divorce, ColoradoKeeping the family home for the children after a Colorado divorce: how a deferred sale works, every term the decree needs, and what it costs on one income.
• Taxes When You Sell the House in a Divorce: $250k vs $500kClose before the decree and shelter $500,000 of gain on a joint return; close after and it is $250,000 each. The IRS divorce rules and Colorado's 4.4 percent.
• Thornton Divorce RealtorThornton divorce real estate help for selling, keeping or buying out the marital home. Neutral communication, valuations and court-ordered sales.
• Tommy ReedTommy Reed, divorce real estate agent with The Kenna Group at Keller Williams DTC: selling the marital home.
• Two Homes After Divorce: Finding a Home the Kids Go Between.The second-home checklist for divorcing parents in Colorado: how close to the other parent, the school attendance area, and a bedroom for each child.
• Upside Down in the House in a Colorado Divorce: What to DoDivorcing in Colorado with a house worth less than the loan: how negative equity is divided, why nobody can buy anybody out, and the hold-and-rent option.
• Westminster Divorce RealtorWestminster divorce real estate help for selling, keeping or buying out the marital home. Neutral communication, valuations and court-ordered sales.
• What Happens to the House in a Colorado Divorce?Keep it, sell it, buy the other one out, or wait. The four options for the house in a Colorado divorce, with Denver-metro numbers and the deadline that bites.
• What Is the House Worth in a Divorce? Appraisal vs CMAWhich number Colorado courts use, when you need an appraisal, why a Zestimate is not evidence, and how a neutral Smart Pricing Report keeps both on it.
• Wheat Ridge Divorce RealtorWheat Ridge divorce real estate help for selling, keeping or buying out the marital home. Neutral communication, valuations and court-ordered sales.
• Who Gets the House in a Colorado Divorce? Equitable, Not EqualColorado divides marital property equitably, not 50/50. What that means for the house, separate versus marital property, and the valuation date.
• Windsor Divorce RealtorWindsor divorce real estate help for selling, keeping or buying out the marital home. Neutral communication, valuations and court-ordered sales.
• You Are Registered: Divorce and the House ZoomRegistration confirmed for the free monthly Divorce and the House Zoom. The next date, the Zoom link, and how to send your questions ahead.

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• Benefits of Owning Your Own Home After Divorce in ColoradoOwning your own home after divorce in Colorado builds about $121,500 of equity in 5 years on a $450,000 home, and $242,300 in 10. See the numbers.
• Buy a House After Divorce in Colorado: The TimelineColorado has no waiting period to buy a house after divorce. The earliest close is 30 to 60 days after the decree; support income needs 6 months of history.
• Buy Before or After the Marital Home Sells? Colorado GuideBuying before the marital home sells means two payments. Buying after means a rental and two moves. See the Colorado numbers, decree rules and tax angle.
• Buying a Home After Divorce Near Your Ex in ColoradoBuying a home after divorce with shared parenting time in Colorado: stay 10 to 20 minutes from your ex, read the parenting plan, plan bedrooms and storage.
• Buying a Home Alone After 50 Divorce in Colorado: GuideBuying a home alone after 50 in Colorado: a $400,000 condo costs about $3,050 a month and a $600,000 house about $4,400. Rules for retirement income.
• Buying a Home With a New Partner After Divorce in ColoradoBuying a home with a new partner after divorce in Colorado: pick tenancy in common, sign a co-ownership agreement and protect your settlement cash first.
• Buying a House After Divorce on One Income in DenverHow soon you can buy, what lenders count (support with six months of receipts and three years to run), the old joint mortgage on your credit, CHFA and
• Can My Spouse Sell the House Without Me in Colorado? No, andOnce a Colorado divorce is filed and served, the automatic temporary injunction bars either spouse from selling, refinancing or borrowing against the house
• Colorado Alimony Formula 2026: Worked Example and DurationThe current Colorado advisory maintenance formula (40 percent of combined income minus the lower income, times 80 or 75 percent), a $6,000/$2,000 worked
• Divorce Finances Checklist for Colorado: Protect Your MoneyThe money steps to take before and during a Colorado divorce: your own account, a credit freeze, three years of records, the sworn financial statement, the
• Divorce Settlement as a Down Payment in Colorado: Lender RulesYes, you can use a divorce settlement as a down payment in Colorado. Lenders want the decree plus a wire or closing statement, and cash left after closing.
• Divorce Workshop or Read Online? Both Are Free in ColoradoWhat the live Colorado Divorce Decisions workshop adds (six professionals, anonymous questions, a folder), what the online version covers (every talk, on
• First Home After Divorce in Colorado: A 10-Question ChecklistChoose your first home after divorce in Colorado with a wants-and-needs worksheet, a 10-question checklist and the yearly upkeep for each home type.
• Gray Divorce in Colorado: Keep the House, Sell, or Downsize?After a long marriage the house is most of the estate. The capital-gains trap on a long-held home, the paid-off-house buyout, the senior property-tax
• House Buyout in a Colorado Divorce: How to Calculate It, WithValue minus payoff equals equity; the leaving spouse's share is their percentage of it. A worked Denver example at $649,500, the refinance versus HELOC
• House Hacking After Divorce in Colorado: Duplex, Room, ADUHouse hacking after divorce in Colorado: a $600,000 duplex with 3.5 percent FHA down and a rented side cuts a $4,514 payment to $2,114 a month.
• How Is Marital Property Divided in Colorado? The RulesMarital versus separate property, the presumption that everything acquired during the marriage is marital, the appreciation rule, the valuation date, and the
• How to Choose a Divorce Realtor in Denver: 6 Questions to AskA divorce listing has two people who do not agree, two attorneys and a court deadline. Six questions that tell you whether an agent has done this before
• Keep the House for the Kids: Deferred Sale in a ColoradoColorado lets the primary parent stay in the home for a reasonable period, then sell. What has to be in the decree: who pays what, how paydown is credited
• Mortgage With Alimony and Child Support Income in ColoradoYes, you can get a mortgage with alimony and child support in Colorado: a decree order, 6 months of history, 3 years to run. Worked DTI example inside.
• Quitclaim Deed in a Colorado Divorce: Title Yes, Mortgage NoA quitclaim deed transfers ownership, not the loan. Colorado's own divorce form warns the lender is not required to release you. The three real ways off a
• Rebuild Credit After Divorce Before Buying a Home in ColoradoRebuild credit after divorce in Colorado in 90 days: FHA needs a 580 score, conventional 620. Fix joint accounts, cut utilization, ask for a rapid rescore.
• Refinance After Divorce in Colorado: Deadlines and QualifyingColorado decrees usually give 60 to 90 days to refinance. What lenders need from the decree, how support income is counted, the contingent-liability rule for
• Sell Before or After the Divorce? The $250k vs $500k TaxMarried filing jointly can exclude $500,000 of gain; single filers $250,000. When the gain is over $250,000, closing before the decree can be worth tens of
• Served Divorce Papers in Colorado: What to Do in the First 7Write down the date, file the response within 21 days, do not move money or sell anything, keep paying the mortgage, open your own account, freeze your
• Staging a Divorce Listing When One Spouse Still Lives ThereBuyers read a half-empty closet like a case file and price the divorce into their offer. How to stage a half-occupied home, set showing rules, keep the
• Still on the Old Mortgage? Buying After Divorce in ColoradoYou can buy in Colorado while still on the old mortgage after divorce. The lender drops the payment when the decree assigns the loan to your ex.
• VA Loan After Divorce in Colorado: Your Entitlement ExplainedA veteran can use a VA loan again after divorce in Colorado. Entitlement returns when the old loan is paid off, refinanced or assumed by another veteran.
• What One Income Buys in Denver After Divorce: 2026 TableWhat one income buys in Denver after divorce: about $259,000 on $70,000, $343,000 on $90,000, $469,000 on $120,000 and $595,000 on $150,000 a year.
• Who Owns the House in a Colorado Divorce? EquitableColorado is not a community-property state. Equitable means fair, not 50/50. What that means for the house, the premarital-home rule, the valuation date, and
• Your First Divorce Real Estate Consultation in Colorado: WhatWhat a neutral divorce real estate consultation covers: the valuation, the payoff, what each spouse can carry alone, the four options, and what we will not