In Colorado, divorce is no-fault, meaning that no one has to have done anything wrong, and it's not necessary to convince a judge that a divorce should happen. "Grounds" for divorce is that one or both people believe the marriage is "irretrievably broken," and are willing to swear to this in court. (Contesting a divorce is unlikely to accomplish anything.)

The shortest time this could potentially take would be 91-days, or about three months, but in real terms, it's unlikely to be that short a time. For a non-contested divorce in which the parties cooperatively divide property and there are no contested issues, it is likely to take 3 to 4 months after papers are filed.

Seldom is it quite this simple.

There will often be disagreements about custody (which, in Colorado, is called "parenting time"), child and spousal support, division of assets, and potentially other issues.

If you're filing for divorce, or if you've been served with divorce papers and you don't know what to do from here, why not talk to an attorney? My contact information is below.