Colorado Code
Part 3 - Civil Provisions of General Application
§ 14-5-313. Costs and Fees

Source: L. 93: Entire article R&RE, p. 1592, § 1, effective January 1, 1995. L. 2003: (c) amended, p. 1253, § 21, effective July 1, 2004. L. 2015: (b) amended, (HB 15-1198), ch. 173, p. 552, § 22, effective July 1.
Editor's note: This section is similar to former § 14-5-116 as it existed prior to 1993.
COMMENT
Subsection (a) permits either party, i.e., as petitioner, to file without payment of a filing fee or other costs. This provision dates back to UIFSA (1992) when the term "unfunded mandate" was basically unknown.
Subsection (b), however, provides that only the support obligor may be assessed the authorized costs and fees by a tribunal. Federal law permits a state support enforcement agency to charge limited fees and to recover administrative costs from applicants for Title IV-D services, but many states have opted not to do so, or only to seek recovery from the obligor.
Subsection (c) provides a sanction to deal with a frivolous contest regarding compliance with an interstate withholding order, registration of a support order, or comparable delaying tactics regarding an appropriate enforcement remedy.
Related to Convention: art. 14. Effective access to procedures; art. 43. Recovery of costs.

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