Child Support in Colorado

Child Support Calculations: Child support in Colorado is calculated using a formula based upon information provided on a worksheet.  The worksheet is posted on the Colorado Court website, support guidelines. Although there are a number of factors that affect the support calculation, basic information needed for most cases include:  the amount of the monthly gross income of the parents, the number of children, work-related childcare costs, health insurance expenses and number of overnights the children are with each parent during the year.  Determining child support can be complicated and there are a number of exceptions, conditions and qualifications to the general rules described below.  The statute containing the Colorado Child Support Guidelines is C.R.S. § 14-10-115.