Child Support Services offers programs to help parents and guardians receive the financial and emotional support they need to help kids succeed. When providing Child Support services all Federal and State laws are followed.
Services include:
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About the Child Support Services Program:
CSS oversees the state’s child support system. Individual child support orders are managed by Colorado’s county child support offices. You can find many helpful services on the CSS website including:
Child Support Establishment
For the Child Support Services program to establish an order, you will need:
Our office will establish paternity (legally establish the father of the child) if necessary, establish a child support order and a medical support order. Either the custodial or non-custodial party may apply for our services.
During the interview, the legal technician will review the application and decide if any additional information is required.
Child Support Enforcement
If you already have a child support order, you may contact our office to enforce that order for you. You will need:
Enforcing the child support order may include:
Child Support Payments
Receiving Child Support Payments
Payments may be in the following ways:
Contact the Family Support Registry: 1-800-374-6558 or 1-303-299-9123
fsrcustomerservice@state.co.us
Is it time for a change?
The Colorado Child Support Program wants to help families by making sure that child support orders fit each family’s circumstances. If there have been changes in your life, your child support order may need to change too. Your child support order could change if one or more of the following has happened.
How is a Child Support Order Changed?
The Colorado Child Support Program uses a process called "Review and Adjustment" to modify child support orders. The process usually starts with a written request from either party.
How to Request a Review
An online form for requesting a review can be found on the Child Support Services.
You may also contact your Child Support technician for the needed forms. You will be required to provide the following:
Review and Adjustment Process
A party requests a review. A legal technician reviews the request. Each party provides income information. A child support guideline calculation is done. If a change is needed, an agreement can be signed. The agreement is filed with the court or, if there is no agreement, a Motion to Modify is filed with the court.
The Colorado Child Support Guidelines found at C.R.S. S 14-10-115 are used to determine if the child support order should change. When the review process is started both parties will receive a request to provide information by a certain date. The request may also ask the parties to go to the Child Support Services office on a specific date for a negotiation conference.
The law says that an order may change if there is at least a 10% difference from the current amount of child support ordered. You will have a specific amount of time to make a challenge there is a mathematical or factual error in the guideline calculation. If an agreement is not signed, a court hearing may be requested.
Deadlines Are Important
During the review and adjustment process, there will be deadlines that you must meet. If you are unable to meet a deadline, you must contact your Child Support legal technician.
Child Support Services Office
219 S Chestnut Street
Trinidad, CO 81082
719-941-9196
Fax: 719-846-4269
Office Hours: Monday – Friday 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
Child Support Program Manager
Valerie Eklund
Email: valerie.eklund@state.co.us