Understanding the Latest Child Support Statute Updates | Episode 239

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Colorado Child Support Statute Updates: What Changes in 2025 and 2026 Mean for Families In this episode of Divorce at Altitude, Amy Goscha and associate attorney Kate Mulholland break down major updates to Colorado’s child support statute. They explain how House Bill 25-1159 changes the treatment of extraordinary medical expenses, tax credits, retroactive child support, low-income calculations, and parenting-time credits. The conversation focuses on what family law practitioners and parents need to know as the new rules take effect in phases across 2025 and 2026. Guest Information Kate Mulholland is an associate attorney at Kalamaya Goscha, where she practices primarily family law and also handles criminal defense and civil protection order matters. She joined the firm in August 2024 and works on contested family law issues, post-decree disputes, motions practice, and cases involving the overlap between family law and criminal law. Episode Highlights Why Colorado overhauled its child support framework Kate explains that House Bill 25-1159 is the most significant child support update in more than a decade. The goal is to modernize the statute to reflect current cost-of-living realit