Denver Family Law Blog

In a rather unusual move, a judge is allowing a jailed Colorado man, who is in prison for various charges including domestic violence and violating restraining orders, to contact his children, his wife and his girlfriend on a daily basis.

The 31-year-old man, who is from Rifle, is described as a "habitual offender." His two daughters apparently witnessed him abusing their mother at one point, sources say. Up until now, protective orders had prevented the man from contacting his family. The man is being held on $99,000 bond and is due back in court at the end of the month.

There are a lot of things to consider when a couple in Colorado decides to divorce. You might be surprised how many loose ends are tied to insurance. A recent article on MSN highlights some important insurance-related tips.

• It's okay for homeowner insurance to stay in both names if a couple decides to continue living together post-divorce for financial reasons, something that is becoming more and more common in these economic times. However, in this situation, it's best to still have a written agreement regarding who is in charge of insurance payments and the mortgage.

Earlier this month, we reported that a Colorado politician planned to introduce legislation that would require a "waiting period" for couples seeking to divorce. Now, apparently, that's off the table. As the legislative session opened recently, the bill was not on the agenda as many expected it would be.

According to the Huffington Post, Sen. Kevin Lundberg decided not to introduce the bill. He apparently took some heat for it and he recently announced that he thought there would simply not be enough time in the session to address it.

How many times have you heard the stereotypes? "My wife is a nag." "My husband is lazy and doesn't listen to me." Nagging can be annoying to both the person doing it and the person on the receiving end. But some say nagging can be as damaging to a marriage as adultery, and can cause couples to grow apart and divorce.

An important question to ask is: Why do people nag? According to the Wall Street Journal, a professor of psychology says people nag when they feel they are not getting what they want from a spouse and assume they need to keep asking in order to get it.