Denver Child Support Lawyers, Denver Child Support Attorneys and Law Firm - Colorado
Denver Lawyers Protecting Your Rights Under CO Child Support Law
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Colorado Child support is the obligation to make payments for the financial care and support of your child during and after a separation or divorce, or when parents aren’t raising a child together. Having a Denver, Colorado child support 
attorney to represent you can often avoid costly mistakes or eliminate common misunderstandings of the law. Generally, the non-custodial parent pays the custodial parent child support. Colorado child support laws can apply to either the mother or father. A father may be required to pay the mother or the mother may be required to pay the father. Watson & Associates, LLC offers established and experienced Denver child support lawyers to help you through the process. We handle matters pertaining to:
- Establishing child support
- Modifying existing Colorado child support orders
- Addressing cases where child support enforcement agencies are involved
- Arrears
- Establishing paternity
- Resolving disputes with custody and support
- Divorce
- Out of state child support matters related to Colorado
What Does Colorado Child Support Cover?
Child support in Colorado covers a child’s needs and everyday expenses. Courts may order one parent to pay a specific amount to the other parent to cover part of a child’s expenses, such as:
- Food
- Clothing
- Housing
- Education
- Health insurance
- Medical care
- Activities
- Child care
- Special needs
Calculating Child Support
Colorado uses specific guidelines to calculate how much you should pay for child support. To ensure that you do not omit allowable considerations, one of our Denver child support attorneys can help you to properly calculate obligations.
Items that may be important to Colorado child support calculation include:
- Parents’ incomes
- Parents’ assets (property, investments and so forth)
- Child’s medical expenses
- Daycare costs
- Time child spends with the non-custodial parent
- Children’s ages
- Child support or alimony from a prior marriage
- Insurance costs
Making Child Support Payments
In Colorado, child support must be paid on a set day each month. You may be able to set this schedule according to when you are paid. Denver and most Colorado areas have child support “registries” you can pay into each month. Avoid common mistakes of paying directly to the other parent when a court order states that you should pay through the registry. Let one of ou Denver family lawyers assist you with any disputes you might have. If you pay the money directly to your child’s other parent, make sure to pay by check or money order, so that you can prove you’ve paid. Never pay in cash, no matter how insistent the custodial parent is.
Child Support Enforcement
Colorado runs a strict child support enforcement program. Child support can be taken out of a parent’s paycheck. Any arrears or overdue child support can be collected from:
- Federal and state income tax refunds
- Liens placed on property
- Selling property
Modifying Existing CO Child Support Orders
When lifestyles change, positively or negatively, a post-decree modification of child support, alimony, child custody or visitation may be in order. You can entrust the appropriate legal action with our Denver family law attorneys during your free initial consultation. We also handle Colorado divorce, Colorado child custody, spousal maintenance and father’s rights disputes in the Denver CO areas.
Our Denver child support lawyers can help you with modification of child support. The law does allow you to modify your obligations in certain circumstances. Courts require parents to exchange tax return information to see if child support requires modification. If you pay support, our Denver attorneys can assist you to ask the court to modify your obligations when:
- Your income goes down substantially or you lose your job
- The other parent’s income increases
- Living expenses change in either household
- If you’re the parent receiving child support, you may want ask for recalculation when:
- The paying parent’s income goes up or you find out not all income was disclosed
- It has been years since the last recalculation and your child’s expenses have increased
A Full-Service Family Law Firm You Can Trust
Watson & Associates can answer any question you have about the state-mandated formula for child support. We can help you calculate amounts and protect your rights under Colorado laws. Our firm will make itself your immediate concerns. Our goal is to provide you with total peace of mind that your support goals are in good hands, and that your rights will be protected.
Get statewide help
The law firm of Watson & Associates serve clients serves clients in Denver, Greenwood Village, Aurora, Centennial, Cherry Hills Village, Lone Tree, Parker, Highlands Ranch, Englewood, Littleton, Castle Rock, Lakewood and Arvada. Also Arapahoe County, Adams County, Jefferson County, and Denver County.
Contact us
To promptly resolve your concerns, contact a Denver Colorado lawyers in our office online or call toll free 1-866-601-5518.
The Colorado child support law lawyers at Watson & Associates, LLC serve clients in Denver, Aspen, Colorado Springs, Fort Collins, Boulder, Steamboat Springs, Vail, Parker, Cherry Creek, Thornton, Lakewood, Centennial, Aurora, Grand Junction, Adams County, Denver County, Arapahoe County, Douglas County, Jefferson County, Broomfield County, Eagle County, Pitkin County, Gunnison County, El Paso County, and Garfield County.
