2021 Colorado Code
Title 19 - Children's Code
Article 4 - Uniform Parentage Act
§ 19-4-129. Child Support - Guidelines - Schedule of Basic Support Obligations
The provisions of section 14-10-115 , C.R.S., shall apply to all child support obligations, established or modified, as part of any proceeding under this article, whether filed on or subsequent to July 1, 1988.
History. Source: L. 88: Entire section added, p. 746, § 15, effective July 1.
ANNOTATION
Trial court may deviate from presumed amount of support in § 14-10-115 according to the criteria listed in § 19-4-116 (6) so long as it enters findings that allow an appellate court and the parties to discern the reasons for the deviation. In Interest of D.R.V., 885 P.2d 351 (Colo. App. 1994).
Court must allocate dependency exemption between the parties based on their respective gross incomes pursuant to § 14-10-115 . Federal tax law contemplates such an allocation, and does not preempt it. S.F.E. in Interest of T.I.E., 981 P.2d 642 (Colo. App. 1998).
Not all medical expenses allocated. To harmonize this section and § 19-4-116 , only uninsured medical expenses exceeding $100 for enumerated health problems may be apportioned between the parties in a paternity action filed on or after July 1, 1988. S.F.E. in Interest of T.I.E., 981 P.2d 642 (Colo. App. 1998).
