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Getting Divorced with No Equity in Your Home
Ideally, if you are getting divorced, you will have money in your bank accounts, reliable retirement savings, and some equity in your home. While you can’t keep everything under Colorado property division laws, the more you start with, the more you should end up with. Unfortunately, divorce isn’t usually an ideal situation, [...]
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Your Small Business Stock May be a Pot of Gold Come Time to Sell
Small Business Stock Gains Exclusion — if you’re a shareholder of a privately held corporation and you’re not familiar with these words, you’re welcome for the introduction. First, let’s be honest, these five words seem boring — really boring, and you would be well within your right to recognize and ignore them as la[...]
Colorado’s Attorney General Warns of the Dangers of Heavy Metals in Baby Food
In the winter of 2021, a congressional report exposing four major baby food manufacturers for allowing unsettling concentrations of heavy metals in their products was made public. The Subcommittee on Economic and Consumer Policy found these companies’ infant and toddler food to contain 91 times the maximum arsenic concentr[...]
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Should I Keep the House in the Divorce?
When going through a divorce, who gets the marital home is often a big point of contention. Many individuals focus on their emotional connections to the home without considering the financial implications and whether it is in their best interests or even practical to keep the home. The current financial market and tax laws are [[...]
Affected by the Marshall Fire? What To Do After Filing a Fire Insurance Claim
Boulder County’s Marshall Fire ravaged homes, businesses, buildings, and other properties in Superior, Louisville, and unincorporated Boulder County on December 30, 2021. It turned into Colorado’s most costly wildfire to date, with preliminary loss estimates of at least $2 billion. In less than 24 hours, the Mars[...]
Financial Impacts of Divorce Property Division: The Family Home
In every divorce, there are many aspects, financial and otherwise, that spouses must consider as they reach a divorce settlement. The family home is one of them. While some divorcing couples may have an easier time deciding who should keep the house, it’s not always as cut and dry as it may seem on the […]
Understanding Divorce Impacts on a Family Business
Divorce is often complicated, with many layers of emotions, concerns, and even relief. At its core, divorce deals with the legal and financial split of two individuals. As such, their assets, including any family businesses, must be dealt with before the divorce can be finalized. Unfortunately, having a family business can make [...]
What to Do If Someone Uses Your Trademark
From McDonald’s golden arches to Nike’s “Just do it,” trademarks can be incredibly valuable. So it’s no wonder that protecting trademarks is a big deal. An adequately protected trademark allows a business to build its brand, increase customer loyalty and protect its brand identity. Trademark infri[...]
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Changes To Non-Compete Rules Also Mean Paying More Attention To Your Trade Secrets
Colorado’s legislature recently passed an update to Colorado’s non-competition statute. It will apply to any agreement entered into OR RENEWED after its effective date. The effective date is currently August 10, 2022. These changes do not affect the laws currently in place when the restrictions on competition and solicitatio[...]
New State Law for Agriculture Pay
A new state law designed to expand labor rights for people who work on Colorado farms and ranches requires agricultural businesses to pay their employees at least the state’s minimum wage. The law also provides provisions for overtime pay, but some workers’ rights groups say the measure doesn’t go far enough. Until now, Co[...]
Latina Attorney Seeks to Improve Community
If you have ever been in a car accident, then you are probably all too familiar with how much of a traumatizing and complicated experience it can be. The process of getting your life back to a sense of normalcy probably took years or is still ongoing. There is hope, however, as one person is […]
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Cryptocurrency and Divorce
The internet is full of alarming articles about divorcing spouses hiding assets using cryptocurrency (aka “crypto”). Luckily, in most instances, this is not the case. While it is true that cryptocurrency was created to transfer money anonymously, nowadays, it is more often purchased as an investment and easily traceable. Kno[...]
