Bill > HB1215

Introduced Session

The bill includes changes to statute recommended by the Colorado child support commission, including: Adding a definition for "mandatory school fees"; Adding required federal factors that a court or delegate child support enforcement unit must consider when determining potential income of a parent who is voluntarily unemployed or underemployed; Reducing from 30 months to 24 months the length of time after birth that a custodial parent has before income is imputed; Changing how income is imputed for a parent sentenced to incarceration for 180 days or more; Changing provisions relating to imputing income to a noncustodial parent who is attending postsecondary education; Increasing the self-support reserve for purposes of calculating child support from $1,100 to $1,500; Creating a $10 minimum order for noncustodial parents with income under $650; Making adjustments to the child support guidelines for parents with a combined, adjusted gross income up to $3,450; Establishing a percentage reduction in a child support order based on the number of overnights for a parent with fewer than 183 overnights; Requiring the noncustodial parent to notify the custodial parent if a child is eligible for dependent benefits based on the noncustodial parent's retirement or disability and establishing time frames for the custodial parent to apply for dependent benefits; Clarifying that the Colorado child support commission is required under federal law to consider child support guidelines at least once every 4 years; Requiring a verified copy of a support judgment to be provided to all parties upon filing with the court; Authorizing the state child enforcement agency to issue a notice of administrative lien and levy to any financial institution holding an obligor parent's account for an obligor who is past due on child support owed to a child for whom the obligee is receiving support enforcement services from the state; and Removing the requirement that child support orders be based on the current minimum wage for a 40-hour work week.

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Larry Crowder (R)*,  Jonathan Singer (D)*, 

Governor Signed (on 05/23/2019)

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