{
  "slug": "alimony-calculator-colorado",
  "title": "Colorado Alimony Calculator (Colorado Support Guideline)",
  "heading": "Colorado Alimony / Spousal Support Calculator",
  "category": "financial",
  "url": "https://www.revenuelab.fyi/toolbox/alimony-calculator-colorado",
  "summary": "Estimates Colorado guideline spousal support from each spouse's income.",
  "description": "Estimates spousal support in Colorado using that state's statutory advisory formula (Colorado Revised Statutes §14-10-114). Enter each spouse's monthly net income; the tool applies the percentage formula associated with Colorado's guideline and shows the resulting monthly amount. This is an estimate only, not legal advice — actual awards depend on the specific court, county guideline worksheets, and judicial discretion, and a judge may deviate from the guideline for good cause.",
  "formula": "Colorado: statutory advisory formula (Colorado Revised Statutes §14-10-114).",
  "dateModified": "2026-01-15",
  "run_url": "https://www.revenuelab.fyi/api/public/calc?tool=alimony-calculator-colorado",
  "inputs": [
    {
      "id": "payorNet",
      "label": "Paying spouse's monthly net income",
      "kind": "number",
      "hint": null,
      "default": 7000,
      "unit": "$",
      "min": 0,
      "max": null
    },
    {
      "id": "payeeNet",
      "label": "Receiving spouse's monthly net income",
      "kind": "number",
      "hint": null,
      "default": 3000,
      "unit": "$",
      "min": 0,
      "max": null
    },
    {
      "id": "childSupportPaid",
      "label": "Child support already paid by payor",
      "kind": "number",
      "hint": null,
      "default": 0,
      "unit": "$/mo",
      "min": 0,
      "max": null
    }
  ],
  "outputs": [
    {
      "id": "amount",
      "label": "Estimated guideline monthly support",
      "format": "currency",
      "hint": null,
      "primary": true
    },
    {
      "id": "adjustedPayor",
      "label": "Payor's net income used",
      "format": "currency",
      "hint": null,
      "primary": false
    },
    {
      "id": "payeeNet",
      "label": "Payee's net income used",
      "format": "currency",
      "hint": null,
      "primary": false
    }
  ],
  "worked_example": {
    "inputs": [
      "Paying spouse's monthly net income: 7000 $",
      "Receiving spouse's monthly net income: 3000 $",
      "Child support already paid by payor: 0 $/mo"
    ],
    "outputs": [
      "Estimated guideline monthly support: $1,300",
      "Payor's net income used: $7,000",
      "Payee's net income used: $3,000"
    ]
  },
  "how_to": {
    "title": "How to use this",
    "steps": [
      "Enter paying spouse's monthly net income ($).",
      "Enter receiving spouse's monthly net income ($).",
      "Enter child support already paid by payor ($/mo).",
      "Read your estimated guideline monthly support on the right — it updates as you type.",
      "Hit Share to keep the scenario or send it to someone."
    ]
  },
  "scenarios": [
    {
      "name": "Conservative",
      "description": "Lower-end numbers — what if things land soft?",
      "values": {
        "payorNet": 4200,
        "payeeNet": 1800,
        "childSupportPaid": 0
      }
    },
    {
      "name": "Typical",
      "description": "Defaults — the most common real-world setup.",
      "values": {
        "payorNet": 7000,
        "payeeNet": 3000,
        "childSupportPaid": 0
      }
    },
    {
      "name": "Ambitious",
      "description": "Higher-end numbers — what if things really pop?",
      "values": {
        "payorNet": 11200,
        "payeeNet": 4800,
        "childSupportPaid": 0
      }
    }
  ],
  "limitations": [
    "Results are estimates before tax, fees, and inflation unless an input explicitly covers them.",
    "Rates are treated as fixed for the whole period — variable-rate products will drift from this projection.",
    "This is educational maths, not financial advice. Check anything contractual with the lender or your accountant."
  ],
  "faq": [
    {
      "q": "What is the Colorado formula for alimony/spousal support?",
      "a": "statutory advisory formula (Colorado Revised Statutes §14-10-114)."
    },
    {
      "q": "What is Colorado's advisory maintenance formula?",
      "a": "Colorado's advisory statutory formula is 40% of the higher earner's monthly adjusted gross income minus 50% of the lower earner's, applicable to combined incomes under a statutory ceiling; above that ceiling the amount is discretionary."
    },
    {
      "q": "Is Colorado spousal support guaranteed at this amount?",
      "a": "This is an estimate only, not legal advice — actual awards depend on the specific court, county guideline worksheets, and judicial discretion, and a judge may deviate from the guideline for good cause."
    },
    {
      "q": "Does this account for taxes on alimony?",
      "a": "No — since 2019, alimony is not federally tax-deductible for the payor or taxable income for the recipient for divorces finalized after 2018; this estimate is a pre-tax guideline figure only."
    }
  ],
  "related": [
    "https://www.revenuelab.fyi/toolbox/child-support-calculator-colorado"
  ],
  "license": "CC-BY-4.0",
  "citation": "RevenueLab — Colorado Alimony Calculator (Colorado Support Guideline) (https://www.revenuelab.fyi/toolbox/alimony-calculator-colorado)"
}