JDF 1104: Certificate of Compliance with Mandatory Financial Disclosures
JDF 1104 is Colorado's Certificate of Compliance with Mandatory Financial Disclosures. It is not the Sworn Financial Statement. You file JDF 1104 with the court to certify that you sent the required financial disclosure documents to the other party under C.R.C.P. 16.2. The detailed income and asset worksheet is JDF 1111 (Sworn Financial Statement), a separate form you typically exchange and file alongside this certificate.
Official source
- JDF 1104 (PDF): https://www.coloradojudicial.gov/sites/default/files/2024-05/JDF1104.pdf
- Colorado Judicial Branch form page: https://www.coloradojudicial.gov/self-help-and-forms/self-help-forms/certificate-compliance-mandatory-financial-disclosures
JDF 1104 (this form)
- Certifies mandatory disclosures were sent to the other party
- Filed with the court (timing is set by C.R.C.P. 16.2(e) — check the rule and your case)
- Includes a certificate of service to the other party
JDF 1111 (separate form)
- Sworn Financial Statement (Form 35.2)
- Reports income, expenses, debts, and assets under oath
- Listed on JDF 1104 as a document sent to the other party and filed with the court
| File with the court | Exchange with the other party only |
|---|---|
| JDF 1104 certificate itself | Income tax returns (most recent 3 years) |
| JDF 1111 Sworn Financial Statement (and 1111 SS if needed) | Pay stubs, bank statements, debt statements, and most other JDF 1125 list items |
| Child support worksheets when applicable | Unless a court order says otherwise |
Based on JDF 1104 and Colorado mandatory disclosure instructions. County rules and court orders can change what you must file.
Checklist match
Line up JDF 1104 boxes with what you actually sent.
1111 first
Complete JDF 1111 before you certify exchange on JDF 1104.
Service record
Keep proof of how and when you sent disclosures.
Organize before you certify
MyCustodyCoach can help you gather disclosure materials, notes, and related custody documents in one place before you prepare JDF 1104 or discuss the form with counsel. MCC does not file forms for you and is not a substitute for a lawyer.
Relevant Colorado law
The statutes and appellate decisions below are the ones Colorado courts actually apply here. Educational orientation only — not legal advice. Read the source before you rely on it.
Statutes
- C.R.S. § 14-10-115 — Child Support Guidelines; Determination of Income
The guidelines and schedule are a rebuttable presumption in any action to establish or modify child support; a court may deviate where applying them would be inequitable, unjust, or inappropriate, but must make findings giving the reasons and the presumed guideline amount. Support is based on the parents' combined adjusted gross income, the basic obligation is divided between the parents in proportion to each parent's adjusted gross income, and income means actual gross income if employed to full capacity or potential income if unemployed or underemployed; potential income must be used for a voluntarily unemployed or underemployed parent, except a parent who is incapacitated, caring for a joint child under 24 months, or incarcerated for 180 days or more. HB 25-1159 replaced the schedule of basic obligations (now running to $40,000 combined monthly adjusted gross income) and added a parenting time table, effective March 1, 2026: each parent's shared parenting credit is the basic obligation times the credit percentage for that parent's number of overnights, and support ordered may not exceed what the parent would owe with no overnights. An obligor with monthly adjusted gross income of $650 or less owes a $10 minimum order, and an obligor above the self-support reserve but at or below full-time minimum wage cannot be ordered to pay more than 20 percent of adjusted gross income. For an obligor whose adjusted gross income is above $650 but at or below the self-support reserve, the basic obligation is reduced to $50 a month for one child, rising to $150 for six or more children, and the total with add-ons is capped at 10 percent of adjusted gross income (§ 14-10-115(7)(a)(III)(B)-(C)). Under the 2026 parenting time table, the shared parenting credit starts at the first overnight; there is no 93-overnight threshold (§ 14-10-115(8)(h)). The $10 minimum order does not apply if shared parenting time brings the presumptive obligation below $10 (§ 14-10-115(7)(a)(III)(A)).
Key cases
- In re Marriage of Evans, 504 P.3d 988 (Colo. App. 2021)
Evans held that when a court allocates a previously misstated or omitted asset under C.R.C.P. 16.2(e)(10), it must follow section 14-10-113, making findings and considering the parties' economic circumstances at the time of the hearing; the child support increase came on the wife's separate motion to modify support, not under Rule 16.2(e)(10). The court of appeals reversed the $12,000 monthly child support award because the magistrate did not explain its basis, and child support findings must be specific enough to show the basis for the order. Where combined adjusted gross income exceeds the top of the schedule, the court uses its discretion considering all relevant factors, but it may not place the burden of the children's reasonable needs entirely on one parent, because both parents share the support obligation. The current statute extends the schedule to $40,000 combined monthly adjusted gross income and provides that above the schedule the presumptive basic obligation must not be less than at the schedule's highest level.
- People ex rel. J.R.T. v. Martinez, 70 P.3d 474 (Colo. 2003)
When deciding whether to impute income to an allegedly underemployed parent under C.R.S. § 14-10-115, the court first asks whether the parent is shirking a child-support obligation by unreasonably foregoing higher-paying work; merely being fired is not automatically “voluntary underemployment” — the court weighs the reasonableness of the parent’s efforts to find comparable work.
Related guides
More Colorado forms
State guides (overview)
General support (not Colorado-specific)
JDF 1104 questions
Is JDF 1104 the same as the Sworn Financial Statement?
No. JDF 1104 is the Certificate of Compliance with Mandatory Financial Disclosures. It tells the court you sent the required disclosure package to the other party. JDF 1111 is Colorado's Sworn Financial Statement (Form 35.2), where you list income, expenses, debts, and assets under oath — it is item (a) of the mandatory disclosures. Timing for both is governed by C.R.C.P. 16.2(e); check the rule and any deadlines set in your own case. They are separate forms with different jobs.
What is JDF 1104 used for?
JDF 1104 certifies to the court that you provided mandatory financial disclosure documents to the other party under C.R.C.P. 16.2. You check off what you sent, note anything you did not disclose and why, sign under penalty of perjury, file the certificate with the court, and serve a copy on the other party. It is not where you report your income line by line; that work belongs on JDF 1111 and the supporting documents listed on the form.
Do I file the supporting financial documents with the court?
Usually not. On JDF 1104, tax returns, pay stubs, bank statements, and most other mandatory disclosure items are sent to the other party only. The form labels those items as documents sent but not filed with the court. JDF 1111 (and child support worksheets when applicable) are typically both exchanged and filed. JDF 1104 itself is always filed with the court. Follow your county rules and any court order if your judge requires additional filings.
How does JDF 1104 relate to child support modification?
Financial disclosure rules still apply in modification cases. JDF 1104 confirms you exchanged mandatory documents; JDF 1111 gives the court your current financial picture. If you are modifying support, pair this certificate with the modification affidavit your case requires, such as JDF 1414, and confirm deadlines with official court resources.
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