Q: If you have children together, sit down with your spouse and hammer out an agreement on the following:  Who will make decisions for the child. This is known as legal custody and includes things like medical care, religious upbringing, schooling, etc. Typically, courts award both parents this power.  Who the children will live with. Usually, the children spend most of their time with one parent and the second parent visits. You can come up with a visitation agreement that works for you. Both parents must financially support their children. Typically, the parent who isn’t the primary caregiver must pay child support to the other parent. The amount will depend on how much each parent makes and the amount of time they spend with the children. The judge will use a formula to calculate child support, and they typically don’t go below the formula amount. However, you should discuss whether your child has any special needs. A judge can award more child support in these situations. In Colorado, alimony is called spousal maintenance. It is a sum of money one spouse pays to the other for a certain amount of time. Alimony can be temporary, lasting only during the divorce, or it can last for a longer period of time. You’ll probably only get spousal maintenance if you weren’t working because you were taking care of a child, were disabled, or had another valid reason. Marital property is property you acquired as a married couple: real estate, vehicles, cash, stocks, bonds, and personal property. It is not property you brought into the marriage or anything you inherited while married. Generally, Colorado judges consider anything you acquired while married to be marital property.  See if you and your spouse can divide it. Courts will divide the property “equitably” or “fairly.” This doesn’t necessarily mean a 50/50 split, especially where one spouse makes a lot more money than the other. In that situation, the court might give the wealthier spouse less marital property. Just like property, marital debts must also be divided. In Colorado, most debts acquired during marriage are considered marital debts, even if only one spouse signed for the debt. They will be allocated equitably, so the partner with the higher income may get the higher debt.  You can divide the debts 50/50 if both spouses make about the same. Alternately, you can divide your debts based on who took out the debt. For example, each spouse might pay for their student loans or their car loans. If you reach an agreement on any of the above issues, you should put that agreement in writing. Draft a marital separation agreement and have both spouses sign it. The Colorado courts provide a marital separation template you can use. You can download it when you download your other divorce forms. Each parent must submit a parenting plan to the court. If you agree on child custody, you can submit a joint parenting plan. However, even if you can’t reach an agreement, each parent must submit their own preferred parenting plan. Download the template from the court’s website. You probably won’t need an attorney if you and your spouse agree on all key issues. However, a divorce attorney is helpful if you have any legal questions or if you disagree on child custody, spousal maintenance, or the division of property.  Obtain a referral to a divorce attorney by using the Colorado Bar Association’s Find a Lawyer tool: http://www.cobar.org/Find-A-Lawyer. If you can’t afford an attorney, a family court facilitator might be able to help you. You can find your nearest facilitator here: https://www.courts.state.co.us/userfiles/file/Self_Help/FamilyCourtFacilitators/FCF%20List(2).pdf. Facilitators can look over your paperwork and make sure you have completed everything, but they aren’t a substitute for a lawyer.
A: Reach an agreement on child custody. Discuss child support. Decide if either spouse wants alimony. Divide your marital property. Divide your marital debts. Draft a separation agreement. Create a parenting plan. Consult with an attorney.

Q: No plate of crispy, golden-brown pork chops is complete with a mound of buttery mashed potatoes or a pot of green beans stewed with bacon. If you'd prefer a lighter touch to offset all the oil used for cooking, steam try steaming some fresh seasonal veggies, or slice and salt a large ripe tomato and call it a day.  Southern-style sides like macaroni and cheese, corn bread muffins, and collard greens also make a great combination with fried pork chops.  Breaded chops become soggy when they're reheated, which means this type of dish is best devoured hot and fresh.
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Savor fried pork chops with other comfort food staples.