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Colorado has no stand-your-ground statute but case law imposes no duty to retreat. The Make My Day law (C.R.S. 18-1-704.5) grants criminal and civil immunity for using deadly force inside a dwelling against unlawful intruders.
Arizona is a stand-your-ground state. Learn how A.R.S. § 13-405(B), § 13-411, § 13-418, and § 13-413 define no-duty-to-retreat, castle doctrine, and civil immunity.
Self-defense laws by state: which states are stand-your-ground, which impose a duty to retreat, and how castle doctrine works in all 50 states plus DC. Updated 2026.
Learn how Wyoming alimony laws work in 2026: the just-and-equitable standard, why courts prefer property division, how need and ability to pay determine awards, and when alimony ends.
Delaware alimony is governed by 13 Del. C. section 1512. Learn the dependent-spouse threshold, the 50-percent duration cap for marriages under 20 years, how courts set amounts, and when alimony terminates.
West Virginia spousal support laws explained: the four types, the 20 court factors under W. Va. Code 48-6-301, fault rules, termination on remarriage or death, and modification. Updated June 2026.
Learn how Vermont spousal maintenance (alimony) works under 15 V.S.A. § 752: the two-part threshold test, rehabilitative vs. long-term awards, the advisory guidelines table, modification rules, and tax treatment.
Learn how Rhode Island alimony works under R.I. Gen. Laws § 15-5-16: the rehabilitative purpose, court factors, no-formula discretion, modification rules, and tax treatment.
New Mexico spousal support (alimony) is governed by NMSA 1978, Section 40-4-7. No binding formula -- courts weigh 10 factors. Four types: rehabilitative, transitional, indefinite, and single sum. Discretionary awards.
South Dakota alimony laws explained: SDCL 25-4-41, the six discretionary factors (including fault), four types of spousal support, modification rules, and tax treatment.
New Hampshire alimony laws use a statutory formula under RSA 458:19-a: term alimony equals 23% of the income difference between spouses, capped at reasonable need, with a maximum duration of 50% of the marriage length.