9/13/24 Update re: Notice of Closure of Conejos County Courthouse

These standard instructions are for informational purposes only and do not constitute legal advice about your case. If you choose to represent yourself, you are bound by the same rules and procedures as an attorney.

Change Child Support

Criteria for Changing Child Support

You can change an existing child support order if a substantial and continuing change in your or the other parent's circumstances has occurred since the court signed the original order. For example, you or the other parent might be making a lot more, or a lot less, money now than you were in the past.

  • A substantial change is a change that will cause the amount of child support, calculated based on your or the other parent's new circumstances, to go up or down by at least 10%. Refer to the child support calculator to help you estimate whether your change is substantial.
  • A continuing change is a change in circumstances that is more than just temporary.

You can also change a child support order if the original order does not address medical or dental support for the child or children.

Instructions

 

Forms

  • JDF 1403 - Motion to Modify Child Support
    • Filed when a parent disagrees with the change.
  • JDF 1404 - Stipulation Regarding Child Support Modification
    • Filed when both parents agree with the change.
  • JDF 1405 - Order Re: Modification of Child Support.
    • Only fill out the case caption.

Submit Paperwork

 

  1. File online at Colorado Courts E-Filing.
    • Or, file with the same court that gave you the original order. Use the courts locator to find the correct court location.
  2. Pay the filing fee.  
    • Visit the Fee Page for a list of fees and information on fee waivers.
  3. Mail a copy of the paperwork you filed to the other parent.  Skip this stipe if both parents signed a stipulation.

 

What Happens Next?

Wait for the court's response to your Motion or Stipulation. You may be required to attend mediation and/or a hearing may be held.