Strictly speaking support does not end until a judge orders it to end. If you are asking about when support ends based on the age of the children, the answer depends. In Colorado support goes until 19 (unless marriage, emancipation or graduation from high school occurs). It is possible to also have... View More

Your husband is liable to provide support for his child. The amount should be set per the child support guidelines, depending on the respective incomes of the parties, and the umber of children involved (probably just 1). His maintenance obligation o his ex-wife may be modifiable, depending on what... View More

This may be contempt of court if he is deliberately disobeying the court order. Also, you may want to implement an income assignment so the payment is deducted from his pay and sent to you via the family court registry. You should retain an attorney to help you with this.

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You have a very low chance of success, but you are welcome to do so. The courts are not terribly sympathetic to a deadbeat parent, but if the garnishment includes both current payments and back payments you can request a reduction for the back support. For the current support, you will have to... View More

No. However, when your ex has an increase in income you can (and should) seek modification of support. You can also request retroactive support to cover the year(s) that you ex had no income.

No, but you will get interest on the back support amount.

The total cannot exceed the court awarded amount. You can garnish from more than 1 employer, but money is usually taken from a primary (greater income or "anchor") employer and the second employer only garnishes if the primary is expended. There is a certain amount of negotiation that can... View More

Child support is based on the jurisdiction of the child(ren). The test is usually, which state have the children (each counted separately) permanently resided for over 6 months? Note, there are exceptions which can negate the 6 month requirement (e.g. when both parents and the children leave the... View More

Yes, support can be retroactive. The living situation and income of the parties defines how support (if any) is granted, but you will need an attorney to review the specifics of the case to make a determination. Of course, prior to any child support, paternity must be established (if you are... View More

Non-compliance with visitation (or any other part of the custody agreement) does not excuse child support obligations. If a valid support order (including back support was entered), there a very limited means to appeal the determination (most relate to inability to pay or the child not residing... View More

First, most custody agreements are not usually exactly 50-50% with the parents having the same income. Second, a joint custody agreement is included in the child support calculation. This occurs via offsetting of support costs found in the Support form (at the end). Finally, the support calculation... View More

I am not sure what you mean by "claiming". For tax purposes? For support calculations for child support? Try resubmitting your question.

The 20 year is not a factor unless you want to negotiate partial payment of college expenses (allowed, but not required in Colorado). The 16 and 15 year olds will definitely be subject to custody agreements, visitation, and child support (until 19 in Colorado).

Turning to leaving the... View More

No, it must go to the mother per a support order. Note, if the court order requires payment to another party on behalf of the child (e.g. a grandparent or other guardian), the money need to go to the other party. In other words, follow the court order on whom, when, and how much.

Review the support agreement. If you are not required to pay directly to the state, giving a paycheck is at least partial payment (that is the paycheck is counted up to the support amount).

If this question relates to non-court required support, the answer gets murkier. You can make a... View More

Yes, the worksheet is required. Since the worksheets follow the mathematical formula of the applicable support statute, the support award granted under the worksheet is very important. The statutory (worksheet) amount is presumptively a fair award under Colorado law, so if your agreed upon amount... View More

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answered on Mar 6, 2017

There is technically a 5 year statute of limitations to deny or disavow paternity. There is also a legal argument that when this guy put himself on the birth certificate he became the father. This doesn't necessarily mean you are out of the woods. If they were married, he is also presumed... View More

Technically, the mother should receive the check. You can file a motion to direct the payments to your son, but a judge may not grant the request because courts tend to view that a parent is providing partial support. However, your facts would be very strong evidence for the transfer (esp. if your... View More

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answered on Feb 28, 2017

If the mother of the fourth child files for support you will get at least some sort of a break in that the orders from the other two cases should be factored in. If a situation arises in which there is a basis to modify the prior to orders, you may be able to get credit for other kids in those... View More