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you know that’s
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a question that almost every client asks
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me
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and it is not a question that
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allows for an easy answer and here’s why
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colorado law calls for the division of
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marital property to be done
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in a way that is equitable some people
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believe that equitable means equal
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it doesn’t in colorado law and equitable
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division is one that is
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fair but i’m sure you can understand by
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hearing the word fair
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that one person’s perception of what’s
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fair
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can be wildly different than the
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perception of the person on the other
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side of the table as to what would be
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fair
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so if there isn’t much to divide up
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and and things are relatively
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straightforward
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and equal or nearly equal division is
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not
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uncommon but it’s not mandatory when we
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get into things that are more complex
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or we get into situations where one
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person or the other has
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brought substantial wealth to the
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marriage
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um then that’s when we’re in the range
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of
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working out more creative solutions