Express Divorces in Colombia - A law adopted in June 2005 simplifies administrative steps for some legal processes, including divorce when there is mutual consent. If the case meets the requirement, the divorce can be filed in front of a notary.
Tough economic times have force couples to postpone divorces. Legal costs and accountant fees grow as a union dissolves and a two-income household lives cheaper than a two-household pair of singles.
Child support or child maintenance is the ongoing obligation for a periodic payment made by a non-custodial parent to a custodial parent, caregiver or guardian, for the care and support of children of a relationship or marriage that has been terminated.
A divorce must be certified by a court of law, as a legal action is needed to dissolve the prior legal act of marriage.
The terms of the divorce are also determined by the court, though they may take into account prenuptial agreements or postnuptial agreements, or simply ratify terms that the spouses have agreed on privately.
Often, however, the spouses disagree about the terms of the divorce, which can lead to stressful litigation.
A less adversarial approach to divorce settlements has emerged in recent years, known as mediation, an attempt to negotiate mutually acceptable resolution to conflicts.