Ryan Kalamaya explains the difference between a legal separation and divorce in Colorado.

A legal separation is a court case where your spouse and you go through the same processes as a divorce without the issuance of an actual divorce decree. The main difference between legal separation and divorce is that after legal separation, you are still married. A legal separation mainly separates your finances but you remain married and therefore cannot remarry.

Reasons to Choose Legal Separation over Divorce:

• Religious opposition to getting a divorce;
• You may still want to reconcile but have concerns about maintaining joint finances. One party may have trouble managing money or engaging in behavior that is depleting the marital estate;
• There may be tax-related or insurance-related benefits to remaining married;
• Potential retirement-related benefits related to staying married;
• Or the parties may simply not be ready to be “divorced”;

What is Divorce at Altitude?

Ryan Kalamaya and Amy Goscha provide tips and recommendations on issues related to divorce, separation, and co-parenting in Colorado. Ryan and Amy are the founding partners of an innovative and ambitious law firm, Kalamaya | Goscha, that pushes the boundaries to discover new frontiers in family law, personal injuries, and criminal defense in Colorado.

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