JDF 1111 Sworn Financial Statement: Step-by-Step Instructions

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JDF 1111 is Colorado’s Sworn Financial Statement. It lists your income, payroll deductions, monthly expenses, unsecured debts and assets, and you sign it under penalty of perjury. In a child support modification, each parent completes their own. This guide follows the current form (R10/25) section by section. It also covers what is filed with it and the mistakes that cause the most trouble.

What JDF 1111 is and when it is used

The Sworn Financial Statement is the Colorado Supreme Court’s financial disclosure form, also called Form 35.2. Colorado’s disclosure rule, C.R.C.P. 16.2(e), lists it first among the documents each party provides.

It is used in divorce, legal separation and parental responsibility cases, and after a decree when a parent asks to change support. The Judicial Branch’s instructions (JDF 1403i) list it for both modification paths:

• A motion, when the parents do not agree: JDF 1403, Motion to Modify Child Support.
• A stipulation, when both parents agree on the new amount: JDF 1404, Stipulation Regarding Child Support Modification.

The instructions say each party completes their own statement and fills in all sections. They add that the court may refuse to enter a modification order when a party does not file one. The court may also impose sanctions on that party. See the child support modification process guide for the full sequence.

What to gather

• Recent pay stubs and your last year-end pay statement.
• Your last federal tax return, with W-2s, 1099s and any K-1s.
• Records of other income, such as unemployment, Social Security, disability, pension, rent or support received.
• Bills for housing, utilities, insurance, vehicles, health care and child care.
• Bank, investment, retirement and health savings account statements.
• Credit card and other unsecured debt statements.
• Your estimate of what your home, vehicles and belongings would sell for today.

Many of these are also on the disclosure list in JDF 1104, the Certificate of Compliance.

Section-by-section walk-through

The section names below match the current form, JDF 1111 (R10/25), on coloradojudicial.gov.

Caption

The court, county, parties, case number, division and courtroom. In a modification, these match your existing case. The Petitioner and Co-Petitioner/Respondent stay the same, whoever files.

Employment and household information

Before the numbered sections, the form asks:

• Whether you are employed, your weekly hours, how often you are paid, and whether pay is salary or hourly.
• Your occupation, employer, employer’s address, and the date the job began.
• If unemployed, the date you last worked and the reason, such as disability or layoff.
• How many adults and minor children live in your household.
• What you believe the other party’s monthly gross income is.
• Each party’s annual gross income for the last tax year.

Section 1: Monthly Income

The form says to convert annual, twice-monthly and weekly amounts to monthly amounts. The first line is gross monthly income before taxes and deductions. It includes wages, commissions, bonuses, overtime, self-employment, business income, other jobs and monthly reimbursed expenses.

Separate lines cover unemployment and veterans’ benefits, pensions, TANF, Social Security, SSDI, SSI, and disability or workers’ compensation. Interest and dividends have their own line. A miscellaneous block covers royalties and trusts, rental net income, and support received from others. It also covers contributions from others, dependent children’s income, expense accounts and other sources.

Section 2: Monthly Deductions

Mandatory deductions are federal, state and local income tax, Social Security and Medicare tax, and PERA or civil service. Voluntary deductions include life and disability insurance and health, dental and vision premiums. The premium line asks how many people the plan covers. Other lines cover child care taken from pay, cafeteria plans, stock purchases and retirement contributions.

Section 3: Monthly Expenses

The form asks for regular monthly expenses not already listed as deductions, in nine groups:

1. A. Housing
2. B. Utilities and Miscellaneous Housing Services
3. C. Food and Supplies
4. D. Health Care Costs
5. E. Transportation and Recreation Vehicles
6. F. Children’s Expenses and Activities
7. G. Education for you
8. H. Maintenance and Child Support that you pay, for this family and any other family
9. I. Miscellaneous, such as personal care, subscriptions, pets and travel

Yearly costs, such as vehicle registration, are divided by 12.

Section 4: Debts (unsecured)

Credit cards, store accounts, family loans and back taxes go here. The form says not to list mortgages and car loans. Those payments are already expenses, and the balances are subtracted where the asset is listed. For each debt you give the creditor, the last four digits of the account and whose name it is in. You also give the balance and its date, the minimum payment and the reason for the debt.

Sworn Financial Statement Summary

The summary brings forward total income, deductions, net income, expenses and minimum debt payments. The last line is your net monthly excess or shortfall.

Section 5: Assets

The form says you must disclose all assets correctly. Checking “None” states that neither party has assets of that kind. The categories are:

• A. Real Estate and B. Motor Vehicles, with value, amount owed and equity.
• C. Cash, bank, checking, savings and health accounts.
• D. Life Insurance, with face amount and cash value.
• E. Furniture, household goods and other personal property.
• F1. Stocks, bonds and investment accounts, and F2. pension and retirement funds.
• G. Miscellaneous Assets, such as business interests, stock options and money owed to you.
• H. Separate Property.

For F1, F2, G and H, the form points to JDF 1111-SS, the Supporting Schedules for Assets. “Value” means what you could sell the item for in its current condition. In a child support modification, the form says to list assets under Petitioner or Co-Petitioner/Respondent, not Joint.

Verification and Certificate of Service

The last page states your duty to update the information if it changes before an order is issued. You declare under penalty of perjury that the statement is true. You add the date, place, printed name and signature. The Certificate of Service records how the other party got a copy: hand delivery, e-filing, fax or mail.

What is filed with JDF 1111

• JDF 1403 or JDF 1404, depending on the path.
• JDF 1111-SS, Supporting Schedules for Assets, only for assets in F1, F2, G or H.
• JDF 1104, Certificate of Compliance, listed in the motion path.
• The Support Worksheet, JDF 1821 (R: March 2026), built from both parents’ statements with the Judicial Branch’s support calculator.
• JDF 1405 and JDF 1117, proposed orders some counties require, on the official Change Child Support page.

Before March 1, 2026, Colorado used Worksheet A and Worksheet B. Under HB 25-1159, one unified worksheet replaced them on that date. See how HB 25-1159 changed child support. Stipulation vs. motion compares the two paths.

Filing notes

• Motion deadline. JDF 1403 says JDF 1111 and JDF 1104 are due within 42 days of the motion’s service date.
• Stipulation. JDF 1404 states that both parties’ statements and the worksheet are filed with it.
• Which court. The court that entered the original order, in the same case.
• E-filing or paper. Self-represented parties can use Colorado Courts E-Filing in domestic relations cases, or file with the clerk.
• Fees. The official fee list shows $105 for a motion to modify a decree or final order. E-filing adds its own per-filing fee.
• Fee waiver. JDF 205, Motion to Waive Fees. The Judicial Branch says fee waivers in family cases are filed in person or by mail.
• Service. A copy goes to the other party, and to the County Office of Child Support Services when it is involved.

Common mistakes

• Mixing pay periods. Weekly or biweekly figures entered as monthly amounts.
• Leaving out income. Overtime, bonuses, side work and support received each have a line.
• Listing secured debt twice. Mortgages and car loans belong in expenses and assets, not Section 4.
• Checking “None” without looking. “None” is an affirmative statement.
• Skipping JDF 1111-SS. Investment, retirement, miscellaneous and separate property need the schedule.
• Full account numbers. The form asks only for the last four digits.
• No signature or service. A blank verification or Certificate of Service leaves the form incomplete.

Frequently asked questions

Does JDF 1111 need to be notarized?

The current form (R10/25) ends with a declaration under penalty of perjury under Colorado law. It has no notary block. You sign it and add the date and place.

Do both parents file a JDF 1111?

Yes. The Judicial Branch’s instructions say each party completes their own. JDF 1104 lists it among the documents each party sends to the other and files with the court.

When is JDF 1111 due in a motion to modify child support?

JDF 1403 says it is due within 42 days of the motion’s service date, as is JDF 1104. A court’s case management order may set other dates.

What if I do not know the other parent’s income?

The form asks what you believe the other party’s monthly gross income is, so an estimate goes there. Their own JDF 1111 then reports their figures. When a parent will not disclose covers the motion to compel.

Is JDF 1111 the same as the child support worksheet?

No. JDF 1111 reports one parent’s finances. The Support Worksheet, JDF 1821, uses both parents’ figures to calculate support. The Colorado forms list and the child support hub show how they fit together.

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