Colorado Child Support Laws College. Upcoming changes effective 7 1 2020 are shown in green. Read this complete colorado revised statutes title 14.
Fsr 2020 colorado child support changes updated college costs and your divorce property division financial issues debt divorce in colorado in 2020 7 commonly overlooked assets in divorce spousal support. Because college expenses are considered a form of child support under the law they are subject to enforcement modification and termination. Under colorado law postsecondary education support means support for the following expenses associated with attending a college university or vocational education program.
Changes to the guidelines were based upon recommendations made by the 2019 colorado child support commission report.
The court may not order the payment of college expenses after the child has reached the age of 21. The guidelines set forth below are effective 7 1 2019. If the child support order was initially entered after july 1 1997 the court cannot require parents to pay for college expenses. Read this complete colorado revised statutes title 14.