Category: Child Support

In Colorado and across the United States, failure to pay child support becomes an issue when it is difficult to find the supporting parent. It is important to ascertain the noncustodial parent’s physical address, and locating the noncustodial parent involves research via various documents. Providing information to the county Child Support Enforcement Unit can help…

When you got married, getting divorced one day was not an option in your mind. However, things happen and life changes, sometimes in very unexpected ways. When you made the decision to divorce, you were worried how it might affect your children. The good news is that children are highly adaptable. When kids have difficulty…

While every state has its own formula for calculating child support, most of those formulas are broadly similar. In Colorado, the formula takes into account the income of both parents, the number of kids and expenses that might include daycare and medical care. Parents might negotiate an agreement or a judge could decide what the…

When a parent in Colorado becomes disabled due to an accident, injury or illness, it can have a substantial impact on all areas of life. Noncustodial parents with disabilities could face particular challenges making child support payments. In general, child support court orders are based on a standard formula that takes into account the parents’…

Your goal for your divorce was to make the process as painless and stress-free as possible, not only for the sake of your children, but for your own peace of mind. Knowing that you and your former spouse will have years of co-parenting to endure, you wanted to keep your relationship as civil as you…

Making the choice to formally and legally end your marriage is a difficult one. Even in relatively amicable situations in which both parties commit to working peacefully together, it can complex to deal with issues such as property division and child custody. In some cases, a Colorado couple may want to live separately but refrain…

Bringing children into the world is a miraculous thing. They bring with them so much light and joy. When couples choose to bring new life into their homes, providing for these little ones and protecting them is generally of top priority. Sadly, not all relationships work out, but the desire to do what is best…

Colorado follows a guideline approach when calculating child support, but it involves more than plugging in numbers alone. The key is to make sure those numbers are correct. The number of overnights and gross income are significant. But who will pay for health care insurance and how will out-of-pocket expense be divided? What about the…