Denver, Colo. – Under a special procedural rule in Colorado, the court can reopen divorce and child custody cases for up to five years based on material misstatements or omissions by either party in their mandatory financial disclosures. Colorado Rules of Civil Procedure, C.R.C.P. 16.2(e)(10) applies to all domestic relations cases filed on or after January 1, 2005 and for post-decree motions filed on or after that same date. Without the rule, an order in a domestic relations case would need to be challenged within six months of entry.<\/p>\n
The new rule not only increases the amount of time that a trial court retains jurisdiction over domestic relations cases, but also institutes new case management procedures and mandatory affirmative disclosure duties.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe new disclosure requirements shift the responsibility for omissions or misstatements from the party receiving the documents to the party submitting them,\u201d according to the Colorado Supreme Court. \u201cThis provision embraces the (more…)<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Denver, Colo. – Under a special procedural rule in Colorado, the court can reopen divorce and child custody cases for up to five years based on material misstatements or omissions by either party in their mandatory financial disclosures. Colorado Rules…<\/span><\/p>\n