Can you clarify if she established domicile in Colorado? If you need to file a part year return, you will have to file a Joint Colorado return if you filed a Joint federal return. You will be able to allocate the Colorado income for each spouse so the husband will have zero Colorado income and the wife will have the community income for the time period she was living in Colorado.
See Income Tax Topics: Part-Year Residents & Nonresidents.
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