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.
The office
Split Simple's Main Street location is at 6105 South Main Street, Suite 200, Aurora, CO 80016, in southeast Aurora. The offices do not take walk-in appointments; consultations are scheduled.
Aurora spans more than one county, and the court that handles your case follows your address rather than the office's. The Arapahoe County locations page lists county government and court contacts; households on the southern edge should check Douglas County. The other metro offices are listed on all Split Simple locations.
| 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. |
What the Aurora mediators do
Split Simple's mediators act as an impartial third party for both spouses. They listen to each side's concerns, work through what makes the divorce specific, and build an agreement both can sign. Split Simple's attorney-mediators work with both spouses at once and do not represent one side against the other. All of them are attorneys familiar with Colorado divorce law and the Arapahoe County courts.
The issue list is the standard one:
- Child custody and visitation
- Child support
- Alimony and spousal support
- Property and asset division, including retirement accounts
- Parenting plans
The goal, in the firm's own framing, is to keep the outcome in the couple's hands rather than the court's, and to minimise time spent in court proceedings.
The session itself
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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 run two hours with the working spreadsheet projected on screen, so you see each allocation change the totals in real time. A mediator has no authority to impose a decision. The mediator facilitates; the spouses decide.
Price, published
| 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, no hourly billing, no retainer. Current figures on the pricing page, with the reasoning on saving you money in the long run.
Timing, and whether mediation suits your case
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. Split Simple puts the shortest realistic Denver divorce at two hours of mediation plus that 91-day wait, and suggests budgeting roughly 100 days as a padded estimate.
On suitability: mediation needs two spouses who will participate and disclose honestly. Where there is abuse, an unwilling spouse or concealed assets, a neutral has no authority to compel anything and litigation is the appropriate route. Short of that, disagreement is normal — Uncontested describes the outcome, not the mood. It means both spouses sign one agreement and submit it jointly. Most Split Simple cases begin with real disagreement. The comparison against litigation is on mediation or courtroom divorce.
If reaching the Aurora office is impractical for either spouse, remote mediation runs the same session by videoconference.