Family Law
Child Support
Fair, accurate support orders based on the full financial picture.
Child support in Colorado is calculated under statewide guidelines that weigh both parents’ incomes, the number of overnights each parent has, and expenses like health insurance and childcare. When the inputs are wrong, the resulting order is wrong — often by hundreds of dollars a month.
We make sure support is based on accurate numbers, whether you are the parent paying or receiving. We also handle modifications when incomes or circumstances change, and enforcement when an order is being ignored.
- Initial child support calculations
- Income and overnight disputes
- Self-employment and imputed income
- Support modifications
- Enforcement and arrears
- Add-on expenses (medical, childcare)
Monthly obligation
Errors in the calculation can cost or shortchange you significantly each month.
Arrears
Unpaid support accrues interest and can lead to enforcement actions.
Enforcement tools
Wage garnishment, license suspension, and contempt can follow nonpayment.
Children’s needs
Accurate support ensures children receive appropriate financial support.
We verify every input — income, overnights, and add-on expenses — and, where a parent is hiding income or voluntarily underemployed, we pursue imputation so the order reflects reality.
When circumstances change, we move to modify support promptly, and we enforce existing orders when the other parent fails to pay.
It uses a statewide formula based on both parents’ gross incomes, the number of overnights, and certain expenses. We make sure the inputs are accurate.
Yes, when there is a substantial and continuing change — such as a job loss, raise, or change in parenting time — that alters the calculation.
Colorado offers strong enforcement tools, including wage assignment and contempt. We pursue collection of current support and arrears.