Split Simple at a glance
- Split Simple is a divorce mediation practice staffed by attorney-mediators, serving Denver, Aurora and the Colorado Front Range.
- The mediators work with both spouses at once. They do not represent one side against the other.
- Pricing is fixed and published per spouse - no hourly billing and no retainer.
- Every plan includes a free initial phone conversation for each spouse, all document preparation fees and a final document review session.
- Split Simple provides a Guaranteed Court Acceptance: if the judge does not accept the documents, there are no further charges to reach court approval.
- Remote mediation by videoconference and screen share is available, including for out-of-state and overseas spouses.
Two offices inside the county
Split Simple has two Arapahoe County locations: Greenwood Village, in the Denver Tech Center, and Main Street in southeast Aurora.
| Office | Address | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Denver - Market Street | 1624 Market St. Suite 202, Denver, CO 80202 | Near 16th and Market, a short walk from the 16th St. Mall. |
| Denver - Northfield | 8510 Northfield Blvd. Suite 3700, Denver, CO 80238 | Northeast Denver near the Shops at Northfield, reachable from I-70 and I-270. |
| Greenwood Village | 6060 Greenwood Plaza Boulevard Suite 200, Greenwood Village, CO 80111 | Denver Tech Center, off I-25 exit 199 or 200. |
| Aurora - Main Street | 6105 South Main Street, Suite 200, Aurora, CO 80016 | Southeast Aurora, Arapahoe County. |
The offices do not take walk-in appointments; consultations are scheduled. The county page also lists Arapahoe County government and court contacts, and the Greenwood Village page covers that office specifically. Full list on all locations.
Check the county line before you file
Aurora spans more than one county, and the court that handles your divorce follows your address, not your mailing city. Households on the southern edge may fall under Douglas County; north and west of the metro, Denver County and Boulder County have their own pages.
This is worth thirty seconds of checking. Filing paperwork with the wrong court costs calendar time, and the Colorado clock is unforgiving: Colorado courts must wait 91 days from the filing of a joint divorce petition before the divorce can be made official, so 91 days is the floor on any Colorado divorce timeline no matter how quickly the couple agrees.
What mediation covers here
The same scope as anywhere else in the metro:
- Equitable division of assets and allocation of debts
- Retirement accounts
- Alimony and spousal support
- Child support, custody and visitation, and parenting plans
Split Simple's attorney-mediators work with both spouses at once and do not represent one side against the other. A mediator has no authority to impose a decision. The mediator facilitates; the spouses decide. Where children are involved, Split Simple cites research that Split Simple cites research that children of a mediated divorce tend to have better outcomes than children whose parents went through a contested courtroom divorce. — see child issues in divorce.
How it runs
| Step | Stage | What happens |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Consultation and scheduling | A free phone consultation with your mediator, separately for each spouse, to settle on the fixed pricing plan that matches your divorce. Then the first session is booked at a location and time that works for both of you. |
| 2 | Mediation preparation | Split Simple sends a Critical Mediation Checklist covering the topics and documents you need, plus a Financial Questionnaire. Your mediator uses the questionnaire to prepare a preliminary analysis of your estate in advance, which the firm says cuts up to an hour off session time. |
| 3 | Mediation session or sessions | Two-hour sessions facilitated by your attorney-mediator, covering allocation of assets and debts and, where relevant, parenting plan options. The working spreadsheet is projected on a large screen so you watch every number change in real time. Your mediator also produces an estimated post-divorce after-tax cash flow reflecting your new filing status and support plan. |
| 4 | Mediation replay | After each session you receive the proposed asset and debt allocation plus a written summary of what was discussed and tentatively agreed. Your mediator stays available between sessions. |
| 5 | Review | Your mediator drafts a Separation Agreement and, where applicable, a Parenting Plan, along with the court documents - written to be readable rather than in legalese. You go through all of it with the mediator before you sign anything. |
| 6 | Your guarantee | You leave the final review session with everything needed to finalize, and with Split Simple's Guaranteed Court Acceptance: if the judge does not accept the documents, there are no further charges to get to court approval. |
Sessions are two hours with the working spreadsheet on screen. Detail on the process page, and preparing for your mediation session covers what to complete first.
Price and alternatives
| Plan | With children | Without children | Sessions | Built for |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Basic | $2,050 | $1,750 | One 2-hour mediation session | Simple estates; Straightforward support plan |
| Standard | $2,500 | $2,200 | Two 2-hour mediation sessions | Typical estates; Division of retirement plans; Spouses with different incomes; Disagreement on some issues |
| Premium | $2,950 | $2,650 | Three 2-hour mediation sessions | High net worth estates; Multiple asset transfers or co-ownership; Complex support plan; Significant areas of disagreement |
- Pricing is per spouse.
- No hourly billing.
- Free initial phone conversation for each spouse.
- No retainer - pay as you go.
- A Mediation Critical Checklist provided before the session.
- A pre-mediation assets and debt questionnaire.
- Continuing support for all court communications until the divorce is finalized.
Per spouse, published on the pricing page. If you are still deciding between mediation and litigation, mediation or courtroom divorce sets out the trade. If separation rather than divorce is the question, start with the meaning of legal separation. If travel is the obstacle, remote mediation runs the same session by videoconference.