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Modification of Spousal Maintenance (also known as alimony)

-Can I get maintenance (alimony) modified after the divorce decree is final?

Yes, under certain conditions. The standard for modification in Colorado is whether there has been a substantial and continuing change in circumstances which renders the original amount unfair. Any change in circumstance will not sufice, rather, the Court must determine that the new circumstances make the current maintenance unconscionable for the party paying it.

The final divorce decree may, however, by agreement of the parties, restrict any changes to maintenance or set the standard for when or how it may be modified. If this agreement has been made at the time of the divorce decree, it will be upheld by the Court.

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