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Legal Information: Colorado

Divorce

Laws current as of October 13, 2023

What are the grounds for divorce in Colorado?

Grounds are legally acceptable reasons for a divorce. The judge can grant you a divorce or legal separation in Colorado if the judge finds that the marriage is irretrievably broken.1 This means that the marriage is no longer working and cannot be fixed.

Note: A divorce decree can only be entered after 91 days have passed from one of the following:

  • the day your spouse was legally notified of the divorce proceedings;
  • the day s/he joined as a co-petitioner in the divorce petition; or
  • the day s/he appeared in the case in any other manner.2

1 Colo. Rev. Stat. § 14-10-106 (1)(a)(II)
2 Colo. Rev. Stat. § 14-10-106 (1)(a)(III)

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