Child support in Colorado is handled by county offices working under state supervision. If you need to open a case, update an address, ask about a missed payment or request a review of an order, you will deal with the office in the county where the child or the other parent lives. Our directory lists 55 offices statewide, from Aurora and Denver on the Front Range to small plains towns such as Akron, Eads and Cheyenne Wells. This page explains how the system is organized so you can choose the right office before you drive, call or mail anything.

Who Runs Child Support Services in Colorado

The state agency in charge is the Colorado Department of Human Services, which houses the Division of Child Support Services. The Division sets policy, runs the statewide case-management system and works with the federal Office of Child Support Enforcement. The programs are often called Title IV-D services, after the part of the federal Social Security Act that funds them.

Casework, though, happens locally. Colorado is a state-supervised, county-administered state, so a county human services department, or a child support unit it designates, takes applications, locates parents and enforces orders. That is why listings such as the Alamosa Child Support & Enforcement Office and the Conejos Child Support & Enforcement Office are each tied to one county. Both connect to the same statewide records, so a case can follow you if you move, although a call to the receiving county first saves time.

The legal rules come mainly from Title 14 of the Colorado Revised Statutes. Article 10 covers the support guidelines and modification, and Article 5 contains the Uniform Interstate Family Support Act, which applies when the parents live in different states. Courts issue and change orders. The child support office acts for the state to establish paternity, request orders and collect payments. Its staff are not your private attorney, and they cannot give you personal legal advice.

Front Range Offices Versus the Plains, the Mountains and the Western Slope

Where you live changes what a visit looks like. Along the Front Range, offices sit in larger government buildings with more staff and more specialized units. The Aurora Child Support & Enforcement Office is at 14980 East Alameda Drive in Arapahoe County, and the Commerce City Child Support & Enforcement Office is at 7190 Colorado Boulevard in Adams County. The Denver office is at 1200 Federal Boulevard, the Golden office is at 3500 Illinois Street, and the Fort Collins office is at 2601 Midpoint Drive. In El Paso County, the Colorado Springs Child Support & Enforcement Office is at 30 East Pikes Peak Avenue.

Boulder County is a special case in our data. It has two listings, one of which is the Broomfield Child Support & Enforcement Office at 6 Garden Center. Broomfield is its own city and county, but our database files this office under Boulder County. Check the address and phone number, 720-887-2261, before you assume which jurisdiction handles a particular case.

On the eastern plains, offices are small and the distances are long. The Akron office lists PO Box 395, the Burlington office in Kit Carson County lists PO Box 70, and the Eads office in Kiowa County lists PO Box 187. Those are mailing addresses, so phone first before you plan a trip. The Cheyenne Wells office is at 560 West 6th Street North, and the Fort Morgan office is at 800 East Beaver Avenue.

The mountains and the Western Slope add winter driving to the picture. The Frisco office at 360 Peak One Drive serves Summit County, and the Eagle office is at 551 Broadway Street. The Glenwood Springs office is at 108 8th Street, and Garfield County has two listings in our database. Farther southwest, offices operate in Durango at 1060 East 2nd Avenue, Cortez at 109 West Main Street and Dove Creek at 409 Main Street. In the San Luis Valley, Alamosa, Del Norte and Antonito each have a county office. Park County's Bailey office is on U.S. 285 at number 59865.

Preparing for a Visit or Call to a Colorado Child Support Office

Hours, walk-in rules and appointment policies differ by county, so a short phone call is worth making. Many offices share a building with county human services, and security screening or a wait for an intake worker is common. The phone numbers in our listings range from 719-767-5629 in Cheyenne Wells to 970-945-9191 in Glenwood Springs, and each one reaches a local office.

Bring documents that let staff find the other parent and confirm your case details:

If you already have a case number, give it at the start of the call. Staff can usually see payment history, pending enforcement actions and the date of the next review. Write down the name of the worker and the date of each contact. Those notes help if you later need to raise a problem with a supervisor.

Some listings need extra attention to the details. The Canon City Child Support & Enforcement Office is filed under the city name Cañon and sits at 172 Justice Center Road in Fremont County, with the phone number 719-275-2318. The Del Norte office is at 1015 6th Street, and the Delta office is at 560 Dodge Street. Always match the county on your court order to the county of the office you contact.

Colorado Rules That Shape Your Child Support Case

Colorado uses an income-shares model. The guidelines in C.R.S. 14-10-115 start from both parents' combined gross income, add shared costs such as work-related child care and health insurance premiums, and adjust for the number of overnights each parent has. A worksheet produces the presumptive amount. A judge or magistrate can depart from it only after making findings that explain why.

Support in Colorado generally continues until the child turns 19. An order may end earlier if the child is emancipated, and a court can extend support for a child with a disability. Read your own order for the exact end date, because some orders include step-downs when one of several children ages out.

When payments stop, the office has several enforcement tools:

Changing an order takes a formal step. Either parent can ask the court to modify support, or ask the child support office to review the order, when circumstances have changed substantially. Examples include job loss, a new child-care cost or a major change in parenting time. Modifications generally apply only from the date the request is filed, not backward, so do not wait. Past-due support generally cannot be erased by a later order, which makes early action important.

Finally, keep the office informed about changes to your address, employer, phone number and insurance. Many enforcement delays come from outdated contact details rather than any refusal by the other parent. Use the county pages linked above to compare the offices nearest you, then call the one that handles your case.

The child support program in Colorado is administered by the state's child support enforcement agency, which operates through a network of county-level offices that handle case intake, order establishment, payment processing, and enforcement across the state under the authority of Title IV-D of the Social Security Act.

Child Support Offices locations are available in 55 cities across Colorado. They are spread across 53 counties.

Cities with the highest concentration include Commerce, Walsenburg, Lamar, which serve as regional hubs for child support case processing and interstate enforcement coordination for cases involving parents in multiple states.

Non-custodial parents in Colorado who are current on their support obligation and experiencing a significant change in income — such as job loss or medical disability — may be eligible to request a formal modification review through the state child support agency without having to hire an attorney.

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Custodial parents in Colorado who receive public assistance are automatically enrolled in child support services as a condition of TANF or Medicaid eligibility. Parents not receiving public assistance can still apply for child support services voluntarily and typically receive the same level of enforcement assistance at little or no cost.

Browse Child Support Offices by county across Colorado to find the nearest location.

Finding Your Colorado Child Support Office by County

Colorado has 64 counties, and our database covers 53 of them, so a few counties will not appear in the list. If yours is missing, ask your county department of human services which unit handles child support. Start with the county where the child lives or where the current order was entered. A parent in Fort Morgan would contact the Fort Morgan Child Support & Enforcement Office at 970-542-3530, while a parent in Durango would call the Durango Child Support & Enforcement Office at 970-382-6144.

Metro families often have more choices of phone lines and service windows, but they also face longer waits. Rural families may reach a worker who knows local employers and courts well, though some offices answer by mail more than in person. Either way, gather your documents first, write down your questions and keep copies of everything you send. If you are unsure whether a listing matches your court order, call and confirm before you travel.

Contact the child support office in the county where you or the child live and ask to open a case. You can apply whether or not you receive public assistance, although families on cash assistance are referred automatically. Staff will ask for details about the other parent, your income and any existing orders. After intake, the office works to locate the parent, establish paternity if needed, request a support order and begin collection. Timing varies, and cases take longer when the other parent is hard to find or lives out of state. Ask the worker what to expect.

Generally the case belongs to the county where the child lives or where the existing order was entered. Because Colorado counties share one statewide system, a worker elsewhere can often see basic information, but only the assigned county can act on your case. If you move from Glenwood Springs to Frisco, for example, ask both offices how the transfer will be handled. Keep using the original office until you hear that the new county has accepted the case, and give both offices your new address and employer details so enforcement is not interrupted.

Most payments in cases with a child support office are processed through the Colorado Family Support Registry, which receives the money, records it and sends it on to the receiving parent. Income withholding from wages is the most common method and usually the most reliable. Ask your county office for a payment history if you think a record is wrong. Payments made directly to the other parent may not be credited if your order requires payment through the registry, so confirm the rule with the office before you pay any other way.

Colorado follows the Uniform Interstate Family Support Act, found in Article 5 of Title 14 of the Colorado Revised Statutes. Your county office can send the case to the child support agency in the other state, which then locates the parent, enforces the order and can withhold income from an out-of-state employer. A Colorado order remains valid when a parent moves away. Expect more steps and a longer timeline than in an in-state case. Give your caseworker the other parent's last known address, employer and any family contacts, since location is usually the slowest part.

Either parent can file a motion to modify support with the court, or ask the county child support office to review the order. You will usually need to show a substantial and continuing change, such as a long-term job loss, a new health insurance cost or a significant shift in overnights. Bring pay stubs, tax returns and proof of expenses. Modifications generally take effect only from the date the request is filed, so act quickly. Until a new order is entered, the old amount remains due and unpaid balances keep building.

Our listings for these three offices show PO Box addresses only: PO Box 395 in Akron, PO Box 70 in Burlington and PO Box 187 in Eads. A PO Box is for mail, so do not drive there expecting a service counter. Call first, using 970-345-2238 for Akron, 719-346-8732 for Burlington or 719-438-5541 for Eads, and ask where staff meet clients and what hours apply. If you need to send documents, include your case number, keep copies of everything and note the date you mailed them.