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- Colorado is a complete "no fault" state. This means the only grounds for dissolution of marriage in Colorado is based on the court finding that the marriage is "irretrievably broken." This is unlike the other states, which have laws that clearly spell out different grounds for dissolution.
- Colorado has done away with the traditional bases of divorce, which include adultery, abandonment, habitual drunkenness and mental cruelty.
- A husband may be having an affair with another woman; a wife may be staying away without any explanation. However, these facts will likely not be mentioned in court.
- Most times the only questions before the court are: Who gets what? Who gets custody? Who pays how much?
- On an average day in Colorado, there are 96 marriages and 56 divorces.
- The majority of Coloradans are not natives, having moved there from other states. They typically have little or no support structures; the populace is younger, recreationally oriented and not heavily invested in long-term relationships. These unique factors may explain the high divorce rate in Colorado.
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