Child Support Services of Colorado provides services to make sure children get financial and medical support from both parents. We provide a variety of services to help children get the support they need. These services include:

• Locating a child's parent(s) to obtain support or establish paternity
• Establishing paternity of a child
• Establishing and enforcing child support orders
• Modifying child support orders
• Enforcing spousal support if child support is also involved
• Obtaining and enforcing orders for medical support

Applying for Services

A child support case is automatically opened when the child is on public assistance or the custodial parent fills out an application for child support.

To apply for child support enforcement services, the applicant must complete an Application for Services and return it to the appropriate local office. Click here to print an application for services. Applications can also be requested by mail or in person at a local office. A IV-D application will be provided on the day requested when the request is in person, or provided within five working days if requested by phone or mail.

The application can be completed in the office or mailed to the office when it is complete. The application form provides information on the following topics:

• The assignment of rights to support payments;
• Available services;
• The individual's rights and responsibilities;
• Fees, cost-recovery, and distribution policies;
• The requirements for good cause exemptions in public assistance cases; and
• The lack of an attorney/client relationship.

All applications are logged into the child support office upon receipt, the application is stamped with the date it was submitted, and a case record is established. Within 20 days of receiving an application for services, a child support specialist will review the case and contact the applicant to verify information and solicit further information to assist in location efforts. It is important for custodial parents to cooperate in the child support process and provide the caseworker with all required information.

Clients not receiving public assistance will be required to pay a $20 application fee, which must be submitted with the application for services.

Click here to print an application for services.

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