CO Bar Family Law 5

Question 1

Under Colorado law, a civil protection order for domestic abuse may be issued:

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Ex parte, without advance notice to the respondent

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Only after a full evidentiary hearing with both parties present

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Only after 72 hours' notice to the respondent

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Only when criminal domestic violence charges have been filed

Question 2

Under Colorado law, which of the following renders a marriage VOID (as opposed to merely voidable)?

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One spouse was already lawfully married to another person at the time

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One spouse was intoxicated at the time of the ceremony

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One spouse lacked mental capacity due to delusion at the time of the ceremony

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The marriage was entered into under duress

Question 3

When a Colorado court finds that a parent has committed acts of domestic violence, what is the statutory effect on parenting-time allocation?

Accepted Answer

There is a rebuttable presumption that granting that parent parenting time is not in the child's best interests

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The court must deny all parenting time to that parent

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The court may order supervised visitation only

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Domestic violence is simply one factor among many with no heightened weight

Question 4

A spouse seeking an annulment (declaration of invalidity) in Colorado on the ground of fraud must show that the fraud:

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Went to the very essentials of the marital relationship

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Related to the other spouse's misrepresentation of their net worth

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Involved the other spouse's concealment of a prior felony conviction

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Involved misrepresentation of educational background or professional credentials

Question 5

In Colorado, a decree of legal separation differs from a decree of dissolution of marriage primarily in that:

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The parties remain legally married and may not remarry following a legal separation decree

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Property is not divided in a legal separation

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A legal separation automatically converts to dissolution after two years

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A legal separation can only be granted when both spouses consent

Question 6

Under Colorado's dissolution statute, which of the following is expressly NOT a factor the court may consider when setting a maintenance award?

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The marital misconduct or fault of either spouse

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The financial resources of the recipient spouse

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The duration of the marriage

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The recipient spouse's ability to meet their reasonable needs independently

Question 7

Under C.R.S. 14-10-122, a court-ordered maintenance award may be modified only upon a showing of:

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A substantial and continuing change in circumstances

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Any change in either party's financial circumstances

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The recipient spouse obtaining even part-time employment

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Either party's request after one year has elapsed from the decree