At what age is a child emancipated and is it automatic for purposes of child support?
The age of emancipation in Colorado is 19 or until some other event occurs wherein a child is completely self-supporting. However, if a Court-Ordered Decree of Dissolution or Separation Agreement indicates an older age, the court-ordered document determines the age of emancipation. Emancipation is not automatic. A child support modification based upon emancipation may be mutually agreed by the parties or must be court-ordered.
