Family Cases
Family Cases

Change Court Orders

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 or End Spousal Support

Criteria for Changing or Ending Spousal Support

The court may change maintenance if circumstances have changed so that the current maintenance arrangement no longer makes sense and is unfair. The court will make this decision based on the information you provide. If you need to calculate maintenance, you can use the Colorado Child Support Calculator by deleting all children and, in the "Deductions Including Maintenance" section, checking the box to calculate maintenance based on the statute.

Maintenance can end in one of the following ways:

  1. If the other person dies.
  2. The time period that you both agreed maintenance would be paid ends.
  3. If the person receiving maintenance gets remarried.
  4. If the court orders that maintenance ends.

Instructions

 

Forms

  • JDF 1401 - Motion/Stipulation to Modify or Terminate Maintenance
  • JDF 1402 - Order to Modify or Terminate Maintenance
    • Just complete 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.

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