Colorado Child Support Law Changes
The following changes to C.R.S. § 14-10-115 went into effect in July 2019:
Imputation of income. Pursuant the child support statute, a court can impute (assign) income to a parent based on their earning potential when a parent is underemployed or voluntarily unemployed. Previously, the statute provided that the court could not impute income to a parent caring for a child under the age of 30 months if the parent owed a joint legal responsibility. The 2019 changes now limit the age to 24 months.
Statutory factors for determining underemployment or unemployment. Subsection (b.5)(II)now sets forth a specific list of factors the court must look to determine if a parent is underemployed. Such factors the court will look at include the parent’s:
- assets
- residence
- employment and earning history
- job skills
- educational attainment
- literacy
- age
- health
- criminal record
- other employment barriers
- record of seeking work
- the local job market
- the availability of employers hiring in the community
See the fully signed bill dated May 23, 2019 HB 19-1215 SIGNED.
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