The moment a Colorado case is filed and served (or filed jointly), an Automatic Temporary Injunction binds BOTH spouses. It's contained in the Petition, and violating it can mean contempt.

Colorado's Automatic Temporary Injunction (ATI), under C.R.S. § 14-10-107, kicks in automatically. It applies to both spouses equally for the life of the case and is designed to keep things stable while the divorce is pending. It forbids both parties from: transferring, hiding, or disposing of marital property except in the ordinary course of business or for life's necessities (and with the other's consent or a court order for anything unusual); disturbing the peace of the other spouse; removing the children from Colorado without consent or a court order; and canceling, changing, or letting lapse any insurance (health, auto, homeowner's, or life) without at least 14 days' advance written notice.

Because it's automatic, people get into trouble simply by not realizing the rules took effect. Read the injunction the day you get it. It also means neither spouse can lock the other out of the home or empty the accounts. The measured, documented approach is the safe one.

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Colorado, USA