Colorado Code
Article 10 - Uniform Dissolution of Marriage Act
§ 14-10-114. Spousal Maintenance - Advisory Guidelines - Legislative Declaration - Definitions




















































(3.5) Combined annual adjusted gross income in excess of advisory guideline amount. If the parties' combined annual adjusted gross income exceeds two hundred forty thousand dollars, the calculation methodology described in subsection (3)(b)(I) of this section for determining the advisory guideline amount of maintenance does not apply, and the court shall instead consider the factors set forth in subsection (3)(c) of this section in determining the amount of maintenance. The court may consider the advisory guideline term of maintenance set forth in subsection (3)(b)(II) of this section.








































































(A) Income from salaries;
(B) Wages, including tips declared by the individual for purposes of reporting to the federal internal revenue service or tips imputed to bring the employee's gross earnings to the minimum wage for the number of hours worked, whichever is greater;



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Source: L. 71: R&RE, p. 526, § 1. C.R.S. 1963: § 46-1-14. L. 79: (2)(b) amended, p. 644, § 1, effective July 1. L. 98: (2)(a) amended, p. 1397, § 41, effective February 1, 1999. L. 2001: Entire section amended, p. 481, § 1, effective July 1. L. 2007: (2)(b)(IV)(A) amended, p. 107, § 2, effective March 16. L. 2013: Entire section R&RE, (HB 13-1058), ch. 176, p. 639, § 1, effective January 1, 2014. L. 2014: (9) amended, (HB 14-1379), ch. 307, p. 1300, § 1, effective May 31. L. 2015: (7)(a) amended, (SB 15-264), ch. 259, p. 951, § 36, effective August 5. L. 2016: (8)(a)(I) amended, (HB 16-1165), ch. 157, p. 497, § 10, effective January 1, 2017. L. 2018: (1)(c), (3)(a)(I)(C), (3)(a)(I)(D), IP(3)(b), (3)(b)(I), (3)(b)(II)(A), (3)(c)(XI), (3)(c)(XII), (8)(a), and (8)(c)(I)(Y) amended and (3)(a)(I)(E), (3)(c)(XIII), (3.5), (5)(c), and (8)(c)(VI) added, (HB 18-1385), ch. 251, p. 1543, § 1, effective August 8.
Editor's note: For purposes of subsection (3)(b), the uppermost limits of the schedule of basic child support obligations were changed by House Bill 13-1209 from an annual combined adjusted gross income of $240,000 to an annual combined adjusted gross income of $360,000, effective January 1, 2014. (See § 14-10-115 (7).)

Structure Colorado Code

Colorado Code

Title 14 - Domestic Matters

Article 10 - Uniform Dissolution of Marriage Act

§ 14-10-101. Short Title

§ 14-10-102. Purposes - Rules of Construction

§ 14-10-103. Definitions and Interpretation of Terms

§ 14-10-104. Uniformity of Application and Construction

§ 14-10-104.5. Legislative Declaration

§ 14-10-105. Application of Colorado Rules of Civil Procedure

§ 14-10-106. Dissolution of Marriage - Legal Separation

§ 14-10-106.5. Dissolution of Civil Unions - Legal Separation - Jurisdiction - Applicability of Article and Case Law

§ 14-10-107. Commencement - Pleadings - Abolition of Existing Defenses - Automatic, Temporary Injunction - Enforcement

§ 14-10-107.5. Entry of Appearance and Notice of Withdrawal by Delegate Child Support Enforcement Unit

§ 14-10-107.7. Required Notice of Involvement With State Department of Human Services

§ 14-10-107.8. Required Notice of Prior Restraining, Civil Protection, or Emergency Protection Orders to Prevent Domestic Abuse - Petitions for Dissolution of Marriage or Legal Separation

§ 14-10-108. Temporary Orders in a Dissolution Case

§ 14-10-109. Enforcement of Protection Orders

§ 14-10-110. Irretrievable Breakdown

§ 14-10-111. Declaration of Invalidity

§ 14-10-112. Separation Agreement

§ 14-10-113. Disposition of Property - Definitions

§ 14-10-114. Spousal Maintenance - Advisory Guidelines - Legislative Declaration - Definitions

§ 14-10-115. Child Support Guidelines - Purpose - Determination of Income - Schedule of Basic Child Support Obligations - Adjustments to Basic Child Support - Additional Guidelines - Child Support Commission - Definitions

§ 14-10-116. Appointment in Domestic Relations Cases - Representation of the Best Interests of the Child - Legal Representative of the Child - Disclosure - Short Title

§ 14-10-116.5. Appointment in Domestic Relations Cases - Child and Family Investigator - Disclosure - Background Check

§ 14-10-117. Payment of Maintenance or Child Support

§ 14-10-118. Enforcement of Orders

§ 14-10-119. Attorney's Fees

§ 14-10-120. Decree

§ 14-10-120.2. Ex-Parte Request for Restoration of Prior Name of Party

§ 14-10-120.3. Dissolution of Marriage or Legal Separation Upon Affidavit - Requirements

§ 14-10-120.5. Petition - Fee - Assessment - Displaced Homemakers Fund

§ 14-10-121. Independence of Provisions of Decree or Temporary Order

§ 14-10-122. Modification and Termination of Provisions for Maintenance, Support, and Property Disposition - Automatic Lien - Definitions

§ 14-10-123. Commencement of Proceedings Concerning Allocation of Parental Responsibilities - Jurisdiction - Automatic Temporary Injunction - Enforcement - Definitions

§ 14-10-123.3. Requests for Parental Responsibility for a Child by Grandparents

§ 14-10-123.4. Rights of Children in Matters Relating to Parental Responsibilities

§ 14-10-123.6. Required Notice of Prior Restraining Orders to Prevent Domestic Abuse - Proceedings Concerning Parental Responsibilities Relating to a Child - Resources for Family Services

§ 14-10-123.7. Parental Education - Legislative Declaration

§ 14-10-123.8. Access to Records

§ 14-10-124. Best Interests of the Child

§ 14-10-125. Temporary Orders

§ 14-10-126. Interviews

§ 14-10-127. Evaluation and Reports - Training and Qualifications of Evaluators - Disclosure

§ 14-10-128. Hearings

§ 14-10-128.1. Appointment of Parenting Coordinator - Disclosure

§ 14-10-128.3. Appointment of Decision-Maker - Disclosure

§ 14-10-128.5. Appointment of Arbitrator - De Novo Hearing of Award

§ 14-10-129. Modification of Parenting Time

§ 14-10-129.5. Disputes Concerning Parenting Time

§ 14-10-130. Judicial Supervision

§ 14-10-131. Modification of Custody or Decision-Making Responsibility

§ 14-10-131.7. Designation of Custody for the Purpose of Other State and Federal Statutes

§ 14-10-131.8. Construction of 1999 Revisions

§ 14-10-132. Affidavit Practice

§ 14-10-133. Effective Date - Applicability