Regardless of whether it is for corporate reasons or personal issues, everyone must deal with legal matters at some stage in their lives.
Completing legal paperwork requires meticulous attention, beginning with choosing the appropriate form template.
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The basic initial forms you need will be the Petition for Dissolution of Marriage or Legal Separation (JDF 1101) and the Case Information Sheet (JDF 1000). When you're filing for uncontested divorce, you may complete and file the petition jointly (as "petitioner" and "co-petitioner").
In Colorado, court records are considered public records which are accessible to anyone.
When you file for a dissolution of marriage in Colorado and the court finalizes the petition, the filing becomes public record. This is just the same as a marriage certificate becoming public record after a marriage. That means that anyone can look up your divorce and see that it has been finalized if they want to.
Are Divorce Records Public in Colorado? Even though the US divorce rate is high, the Colorado courts keep a superior record of everything that occurs. All divorce records are made public in Colorado unless the divorce laws have granted other requests. You can receive copies of yours or someone else's divorce records.
Records NOT held by State Archives the can be found by contacting the County Clerk & Recorder of the county in which the marriage took place.
Contact the District Court in which the divorce was filed for you record. Most people who are looking for divorce records that concern themselves will need to contact the courts for their records.
In the case of an uncontested divorce (or a ?decree upon affidavit? as it is known in Colorado) the court may grant a divorce after you submit an affidavit rather than you having to appear in court for a hearing. This can make the process less stressful and time-consuming and more convenient for both partners.
3 Ways to Keep Divorce Records Private in Colorado File a Motion to Seal the Divorce Records. ... Work Out a Compromise in Mediation. ... Develop an Out-of-Court Property Settlement.