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Failure to Pay Child Support in Colorado, Part II
By Denver Divorce Lawyer on November 11, 2010
In the last blog post, we touched on how past due child support payments can affect a person’s professional and occupational licensing as well as possibly lead to driving privileges being revoked. It may come as a surprise to some that there are additional consequences for not paying child support in Colorado.
According to the Colorado Department of Human Services (CDHS), the Colorado Child Support Enforcement (CSE) has the power to distribute an income assignment for both current as well as past due child support. This assignment is given to the employer of the parent who is delinquent in payment to subtract the necessary amount from the parent’s wages. If you’re wondering how the CSE is able to discover whether a person has a job, they are able to monitor wage data from the Department of Labor and Employment (CDLE) or from “New Hire” reports that are mandatory for employers to submit to the state of Colorado.
If a person receives Unemployment Compensation Benefits (UCB) through the CDLE and owes past due child support, they are subject to having their obligations for child support deducted from their weekly benefit amount. Colorado law allows the CDLE to withhold payments for child support in order to fulfill a person’s obligations for child support.
Additionally, the CSE can attach workers’ compensation benefits from parents who owe back child support. To meet a child support obligation, weekly or lump sum benefit payouts may be attached.
Further, the CSE has the ability to impact your recreational life as well. They are authorized to deny or suspend fishing and hunting licenses of persons who owe back child support. If a person wishes to regain their recreational license, they are must meet the CSE’s requirements and the requirements of the Division of Wildlife in order to regain the privilege to fish and hunt.
The CSE may also deny a passport for a person who owes past due child support.
As you can see, the state of Colorado takes paying child support very seriously. While the economy has had a negative effect on many peoples’ lifestyles, not paying for a child’s care is not an option. For more information about paying child support in Colorado, contact the Denver child support attorneys at Kaplan Law, LLC. Our lawyers will give you more information about past due child support. Call us today at 1-877-527-5260.
