Boulder County Child Support Enforcement Unit

How do I change the amount of my child support order? 

The process is a review and adjustment of your support order, otherwise known as a modification.

Either party may ask for a modification of their child support order and the request must be made in writing. Your request should specify why you are requesting a modification and detail how your circumstances have changed.

Some reasons to request a modification are: 

• One of the children has emancipated but your order is a fixed amount for all children on your case.

• You or the other parent has had a significant change in income that may change your support order by 10 percent or more.

• There has been a significant change in the cost of raising the children on your case (such as healthcare costs, daycare costs or extraordinary medical expenses).

The modification review uses the current income of both parties and expenses for the children.  Your order amount may go up, go down or stay the same depending on the circumstances of both parties. If your child support order was granted from another state, the child support office generally will have to request that state modify your support order.  In most circumstances, Colorado cannot modify another state’s orders directly; that process may take quite some time depending on the other state’s process.

(Child Support Home)