Colorado Divorce Asset Valuation Lawyer

Asset Division

Complex Asset Division | Examples of Divorce Assets

Complex Asset Division

We Wrote the Book on Colorado Divorce and Property Division Law

The partners at McGuane and Hogan are the authors of the Colorado Family Law Practice Series, a detailed work on the practice of divorce with references to Colorado statutes, cases, and other commentary.

Judges, lawyers, and others the divorce field rely upon this book as the authoritative text on family law and divorce in Colorado.

Our firm has also written a number of publications on a variety of family law topics such as valuation of assets, child support in high income cases, and custodial parent relocation.

Asset division in divorce is complex and requires an attorney with knowledge of accounting, asset valuation, tax issues, and other financial matters. It also requires an attorney who has experience with family law judges and understands how they tend to treat various items of property.

Colorado is an "equitable distribution" state, which means that property acquired during the marriage will be divided in an equitable manner. However, equitable does not always mean that assets will be divided equally. A family law court could award all marital property to one party, if that is what the judge determines to be equitable under the circumstances, although that result would be unusual.

Property you bring to the marriage, along with gifts and inheritances received during the marriage, are separate property and yours to keep. However, for separate property to remain separate, the owner needs to keep his or her name on the property and keep the spouse's name off. In addition, separate property and marital property can't be commingled. Any increase in the value of separate property is marital property and will be divided equitably.

In all property divisions, spousal support is a wild card. The judge can use it as a balancing tool to make the division of assets fairer, or award more assets to avoid the need for spousal support.

At the Colorado law firm of McGuane and Hogan, our asset valuation and division lawyers have handled divorce cases with assets ranging from very modest holdings to hundreds of millions of dollars.

Our attorneys are qualified to provide a comprehensive analysis of:

Tracing separate property and determining which assets are marital and which assets have remained separate.
Determining the divorce value of martial assets, which may differ from the book value.
Determining how much assets have increased in value during the marriage
Valuing businesses and professional practices.
Valuing trust assets, stock options, and retirement assets.
Determining the tax ramifications of various distribution options.

Examples of Divorce Assets

Some of the assets that require valuation in divorce settlements include real property such as homes, business property, time shares, ranch land, and vacation homes; banking assets; businesses and professional practices; livestock; retirement pensions and 401k plans; stock options; trust interests; inherited assets; art and antiques; vehicles; wine, sports memorabilia or other collectibles and debt accumulation.

Contact a Denver, Colorado asset valuation lawyer at McGuane and Hogan, LLP.

The Colorado asset valuation and property division attorneys at McGuane and Hogan, LLP serve clients in Denver, Aspen, Colorado Springs, Fort Collins, Boulder, Steamboat Springs, Vail, Grand Junction, Adams County, Denver County, Arapahoe County, Douglas County, Jefferson County, Broomfield County, Eagle County, Pitkin County, Gunnison County, El Paso County and Garfield County