Publications
The publications below offer general guidelines related to child support as well as research studies on different child support projects and grants.
Of Interest to Parents
Child Support Services Handbook, The Basics
Colorado Child Support Services, Policy and Evaluation, 03/05/2019.
Child Support Informational Brochures
- Parentage Brochure - English
- Parentage Brochure - Spanish
- Establishing Child Support Brochure
- Establishing Child Support Brochure - accessible version
- Enforcing Child Support Brochure
- Enforcing Child Support Brochure - accessible version
- Modifying Child Support Brochure
- Modifying Child Support Brochure - accessible version
- Family Support Registry Brochure
Child Support Informational Flyers
- Establishing Parentage FAQs - English
- Establishing Parentage FAQs - Spanish
- Interstate Cases FAQs - English
- Interstate Cases FAQs - Spanish
- Credit Reporting FAQs - English
- Credit Reporting FAQs - Spanish
- Driver's License Suspension FAQs - English
- Driver's License Suspension FAQs - Spanish
- Recreational License Suspension FAQs - English
- Recreational License Suspension FAQs - Spanish
Child Support Informational Videos
- What is Child Support? Office of Child Support Enforcement
- Busting the Top Myths About Child Support
- The Colorado Fatherhood Program Videos Playlist:
Economic Mobility and Responsible Parenting Research Reports
Life. As Told By Youth
Prepared for the Colorado Department of Human Services, Division of Child Support Services by the Center for Policy Research, May 2024.
2-Gen Research Reports
Integrating A Two-Generation Approach to Child Support Services: Colorado’s Service Level Approach
Prepared for the Colorado Division of Child Support Services by the Center for Policy Research, January 2018.
Transforming Colorado's Child Support Services to a Two-Generation Approach
Prepared for the Colorado Department of Human Services, Division of Child Support Services by the University of Denver's Colorado Evaluation & Action Lab and the Center for Policy Research, February 2020.
Behavioral Interventions Research Reports
Testing Approaches to Increase Child Support Payments in Colorado
Behavioral Interventions for Child Support Services Research Brief, 2020.
Digital Marketing Evaluation Reports
Evaluation Report: Colorado Digital Marketing Grant, Intervention 1
Prepared for the Colorado Division of Child Support Services by the Center for Policy Research, May 2020.
Evaluation Report: Colorado Digital Marketing Grant, Intervention 2
Prepared for the Colorado Division of Child Support Services by the Center for Policy Research, July 2020.
Colorado Division of Child Support Services: Digital Marketing Grant Webinar
Parenting Time Research Reports
Colorado Parenting Time/Visitation Project
Prepared for the Colorado Division of Child Support Services by the Center for Policy Research, 09/01/2007.
Technology & Parenting Time Services
Prepared for the Colorado Division of Child Support Services by the Center for Policy Research, 2019.
General Reports
Colorado Interstate Collaboration (CIC) Grant Report
Prepared for the Colorado Department of Human Services, Division of Child Support Services by the Center for Policy Research, November 2023.
The Child Support Commission Report (2023)
Building Assets for Fathers and Families, Colorado Triple Play
David Proce, Center for Public Policy Studies, Division of Child Support Services, Larry Desbien, 09/01/2014.
Colorado Child Support State Infographic 2019 Fiscal Year
Prepared by the Office of Child Support Services, 2020.
Early Intervention in Child Support
Prepared under Grant Number 90-FI0059 from the Federal Office of Child Support Enforcement of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, 2/01/2007.
Operation Access Evaluation Report
The Butler Institute for Families, Division of Child Support Services, Larry Desbien, 03/01/2014.
Parents to Work
Prepared for the Arapahoe County Department of Human Services Division of Child Support Enforcement by the Center for Policy Research, 02/01/2011.
Tools for Better Practices and Better Outcomes
Prepared for the Colorado Department of Human Services, November 2019.