By Child-Support.com Staff – Last updated
The Colorado Division of Child Support Services (CSS) provides a host of services for separated or divorced paretns of children. Their mission is to “assure that all children receive financial and medical support from each parent. This is accomplished by locating each parent, establishing paternity and support obligations, and enforcing those obligations.” Child Support Services accomplishes this mission by establishing child support obligations, enforcing existing child support orders, providing paternity services and collecting and distributing child support payments. A parent seeking child support can apply online or print out an application and bring it to their local child support office.
Colorado provides a way by which a parent receiving child support payments can access their account or sign up online for services. Colorado also provides a method by which parents paying child support can pay online and keep track of their child support obligation. To learn more about how to access the online Colorado Child Support Services: Colorado Child Support Login | Make a Payment
The Colorado Child Support Calculator provides a way for you to estimate the amount of child support you may be entitled to or obligated to pay. The worksheet takes into account the parents’ incomes, child care payments, education payments and health insurance premium payments as well as other factors. This is just an estimate. An actual court order may have a different amount. To access the Colorado Child Support Calculator, you can visit: Colorado Child Support Calculator – Guidelines
If a parent is seeking to have a child support order enforced against another parent for the payment of child support arrearages, they first need to open a case with the Colorado Division of Child Support Services. In order to file a complaint, a parent needs to open a case by either using the online application process, printing out an application or going to their local child support office to obtain an application. More information on Colorado Child Support Enforcement can be found here: Colorado Child Support Enforcement
The Colorado child support guidelines are located in the Colorado Revised Statues, Section 14-10-115. They were passed by the Colorado General Assembly and are used by the Colorado courts and Division of Child Support Services (CSS) to determine how much a parent should pay in order to support their children. You can learn more about the Colorado Child Support Laws here: Colorado Child Support Laws | §14-10-115, Colorado Revised Statutes
Colorado Division of Child Support Services (CSS)
Address
Colorado DCSS
1575 Sherman Street, 5th floor
Denver CO 80203
Phone: 1 (303) 866-4300
Fax: 1 (303) 866-4360
Website: https://childsupport.state.co.us/siteuser/do/vfs/Frag?file=/cm:home.jsp