There are several names for spousal support or alimony. In Colorado, spousal support is called spousal maintenance. Spousal maintenance is a consideration in Colorado, but a spouse must request support before it can be awarded.
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Spousal Maintenance in Colorado
There are two types of spousal maintenance in Colorado. These are statutory maintenance and contractual and non-modifiable spousal maintenance.
The court may award statutory maintenance during or at the end of a divorce case. While contractual and non-modifiable maintenance is agreed upon between spouses and entered as a final agreed order.
Statutory Maintenance in Colorado
Statutory maintenance may be temporary or permanent. Temporary maintenance is only awarded during the pendency of a divorce.
Permanent maintenance is typically long-term spousal maintenance. Spouses can be awarded lifelong maintenance in Colorado, but it is rare.
Colorado has statutory guidelines and a term chart addressing marriages between three and 20 years. The court is encouraged to follow the guidelines when considering a spousal maintenance award but is not obligated to do so.
Statutory Guidelines in Colorado
Colorado’s statutory guidelines recommend spousal support run for a percentage of the length of a marriage. As stated, only marriages between three and 20 years are charted.
For example:
Marriages of three years may qualify for alimony up to 11 months or 31% of the marriage
Marriages of 20 years may qualify for alimony up to 10 years or 50% of the marriage
When a guideline recommendation does not produce a fair and equitable amount and term of spousal maintenance, the court may choose to deviate from the chart. This may be the case in a marriage lasting 20 years or more.
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