Enforce Court Orders

To have an employer automatically withdraw the ordered support amount, you can set up what's called an Income Assignment:

Forms

• OMB 0970-0154 - Income Withholding for Support
• JDF 1808 - Objection to the Activation of an Income Assignment
• JDF 1809 - Notice to Employer to Deduct for Health/Dental Insurance
• JDF 1811 - Obligor's Request for an Income Assignment
• JDF 1812 - Stipulation for an Income Assignment
• JDF 84 - Notice to Terminate Income Assignment

Step-by-Step

Step 1A - Federal Form

• Complete form IMB 0970-0154.
• Form & Instructions
• Colorado Specific Requirements found in C.R.S. § 14-14-111.5
• Employer's Responsibility

Step 1B - Secondary Forms (as needed)

• If both parties agree to the withdraw, also complete JDF 1812.
• If the request is only made by the Party who pays the support, also complete JDF 1811.
• If there is a health or dental insurance withdrawal, complete JDF 1809.

Step 2 - File

• Mail the original forms to the employer by first-class mail, along with a certified copy of the Support Order.
• File a copy in your court case.
• There is no filing fee.

Step 3 - Objection (if any)

• The party paying support can object by filing JDF 1811.

• This option is available if child support and/or maintenance (spousal support) has been ordered and is not paid.
• For additional information, please review C.R.S. § 14-10-122(1)(c). 

Forms

• JDF 1813 - Support Judgment

Step-by-Step

Step 1 - File Form

• Complete JDF 1813.
• Interest Rate:
  • Child Support: 12% per annum (compounded monthly)
  • Spousal Support: 8% per annum (compounded yearly)
• File into your Court case.
• There is no filing fee.
• Mail a copy to the other party.

Step 2 - Place a Lien

• Purchase a Transcript of Judgment from the Court. ($25)
• Take the Transcript of Judgment to the County Clerk and Recorder's office where the person who owes support owns property.

This option is available when a party has willfully refused to comply with a Court order, when they could have done so.  Contempt actions can be a very difficult legal matter.  It's advised to speak with an attorney before proceeding.  

Forms

• JDF 1816 - Motion
• JDF 1817 - Order
• JDF 98 - Affidavit of Service

Step-by-Step

Step 1 - Forms & Filing

• Complete JDF 1816 - Motion and 1817 - Order (just the case caption).
• File into your existing court case.

Step 2 - Show Cause Hearing

• You'll receive an Order to Show Cause and a Citation with a hearing date, or the Clerk may contact you to schedule a hearing.

Step 3 - Personal Service

• Provide copies of the Motion, Order to Show Cause, and the Citation to a Process Server.
• The Server completes service, finishes the form (JDF 98), and returns it to you.
• File the completed Service form into your case.
• You must complete service at least 21 days before the return date. 

Step 4 - Advisement Hearing (as needed)

• If a party requests a jail sanction or a fine, the Court will advise the other party of their rights and appoint an attorney if the other party qualifies.

Step 5 - Mediation

• Review the Court orders to determine whether mediation is required.
• Contact the Office of Dispute Resolution to schedule.

Step 6 - Contempt Trial or Hearing

• The parties will present their case to the Court or Jury.

If the Court has issued a Parenting Time order, and the other parent isn't complying with that order, you can request that the Court issue sanctions.  Those sanctions can include make-up parenting time or a bond to ensure future compliance.

Written Instructions

• JDF 1418 i - Specific Instructions

Forms

• JDF 1418 - Motion
• JDF 1419 - Proposed Order
• JDF 1315 - Response

Step-by-Step

Step 1 - Forms & File

• Complete form JDF 1418 - Motion and JDF 1419 - Order (just the case caption).
• File into the same case as the Parenting Time order. 
• There is no filing fee.
• Provide (serve) a copy to the other parties.

Step 2 - Response

• The other party must file a Response within 21-days
• Use form JDF 1315 - Response.

Step 3 - Resolution

• The Court may require mediation, make a decision based on the filings, or schedule a hearing.

This option is available when:

1.  The Court ordered you to have ownership rights in certain property (most commonly a house or car).
2. The Court ordered the other party to take specific legal actions (signing a document to transfer ownership)
3. The other party refuses (or neglects) to sign those documents.

This process allows a Court Clerk to sign those documents instead of the other party.

Forms

• JDF 1814 - Motion
• JDF 1815 - Proposed Order
• JDF 1315 - Response

Step-by-Step

Step 1 - Forms & File

• Complete forms JDF 1814 - Motion and JDF 1815 - Order (just the case caption).
• Be sure to attach the document the Clerk needs to sign.
  • For a home, this may be a deed from the Clerk and Recorder's Office in the county where the property is located)
  • For a car, that may be a title transfer from the DMV.
• File into your existing court case.
• Provide a copy of the forms to the other party.

Step 2 - Response

• The other party has 21-days to respond.
• Use form JDF 1315 - General Response.

Step 3 - Resolution

• The Court may schedule a hearing or make a ruling on the filings.
• The document signed by the Clerk is as valid as if the other party had signed it.

Your local child support office can help you:

• Set up a Child Support or Health Insurance Order.

• Collect on Child Support payments.

• Change an existing Child Support order.

To request assistance, visit: childsupport.colorado.gov