Colorado Child Support

Applying for Colorado Child Supporton the non-custodial parent's share of the
When applying for Colorado child support youobligation.
must contact your local child support enforcementEnforcing Colorado Child Support Orders
office. You will also need to apply for child supportWhen a non-custodial parent refuses to pay child
services by filling out an application. The one timesupport, the state of Colorado will use several
application fee for applying for child supportmethods to enforcing payments. These methods
services is twenty dollars unless you are receivinginclude suspension of drivers license, passport
public assistance, in which case the fee will notdenial, withholding from employment wages, liens
apply.on property, and many other methods of
Establishing Colorado Child Supportenforcements.
Custodial parents who seek financial assistanceMaking Colorado Child Support Payments
from the non-custodial parents must establish childThere are several methods that you can use in
support. Child support is established by using theorder to make child support payments. The
Colorado child support laws detailed in LegalFamily Support Registry (FSR) office is where
Authority, Section 14-10-115. The Colorado (CSE)child support payments are collected and
Child Support Enforcement Program requires thatdisbursed. Non-custodial parents are able to submit
health insurance coverage is provided for the childpayments via mail and by phone. When submitting
children. In the state of Colorado, the court willpayments via mail, you would have to provide
decide which parent will be responsible foryou FSR account number, your full name, an the
providing medical insurance for the child/children.court ID number. When submitting by phone you
Calculating Colorado Child Supportwould need to fill out a pay-by-phone application.
When applying for child support, the courts wouldWhen the application is submitted, the FSR office
have to determine the amount of support neededwill provide you with a PIN number.
to provide for the custodial parent's children. ChildMaking Changes to Child Support Orders
support in the state of Colorado is calculated byReviews on Colorado child support are conducted
using gross monthly incomes of both theevery three years at the request of either
non-custodial and custodial parents. The financialparent. However, the CSE office may review
amount of the child support payments is basedyour child support case at any time.