| Administrative
Process |
The child support
enforcement unit's method of handling child support cases outside
of the court system. |
| Affidavit |
A written statement
made under oath. |
| Colorado
Revised Statutes (C.R.S.) |
The compilation of
Colorado's laws. |
| Contempt of
Court |
Failure to show
respect for an order of a court. |
| Continuance |
The postponement of a
scheduled court hearing. |
| Default |
When an order is
entered against a party when that party fails to respond to legal
papers or appear at a court or administrative hearing. |
| Dissolution
of Marriage |
The term Colorado law
used to describe a divorce. |
| Emancipation |
When a child no
longer is legally under the control or supervision of his or her
parents, and the parents bear no legal responsibility for
financial support. |
| Establishment |
The entry of an
initial order for child support. |
| Family
Support Registry |
The mechanism for the
processing of child support payments. |
| Garnishment |
A notice ordering a
third party , such as an employer, to forward money to satisfy a
child support obligation. |
| Guidelines |
The child support
guidelines are the formula used to calculate the appropriate
amount of child support for both parents. |
| Income
Assignment |
An enforcement tool
used by the child support enforcement unit to intercept money
directly from third parties, such as employers, who owe money to
or hold the assets of the obligor. |
| IV-D |
The term given to the
child support program located in the law in Title IV-D of the
federal Social Security Act. |
| Lien |
A party's claim on
someone else's real or personal property as payment for a debt. |
| Modification |
The change in an
existing child support order often occurring because of changed
financial or living arrangements. |
| Negotiation
Conference |
The initial meeting
in the administrative process between a parent and personnel from
the child support enforcement unit to reach a legally enforceable
agreement on issues in a child support case. |
| Obligee |
A party receiving
child support payments. |
| Obligor |
A party ordered to
make child support payments. |
| Parenting
Time |
Formerly known as
visitation, this is the time parents spend with their
children. It is not a part of the overall
responsibility of the child support enforcement unit.
|
| Paternity |
An order establishing
a legal father and child relationship. |
| Pro se |
When a person who
chooses to act as his or her own attorney in a legal action. |
| UIFSA |
The Uniform
Interstate Family Support Act, the law that governs the
establishment, enforcement, and modification of child support in
interstate cases, when one parent and the children live in a
different state than the other parent. |
