JDF 1104 Certificate of Compliance: What It Is and How to Complete It

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JDF 1104 is Colorado’s Certificate of Compliance with Mandatory Financial Disclosures. It does not hold your financial information. It is a short checklist you sign to certify which financial documents you sent to the other party under C.R.C.P. 16.2. This guide covers what the rule requires and each numbered section of the current form. It also covers when the certificate is due in a child support modification. For the wider steps, see the child support modification process guide.

What JDF 1104 is and when it is used

Colorado’s domestic relations rule, C.R.C.P. 16.2(e), requires each party to exchange certain financial documents. The list is set out in JDF 1125, Mandatory Disclosure (Form 35.1). JDF 1104 is the form a party files to certify what they sent. The form says each party completes and files their own.

In a child support modification, the Judicial Branch’s instructions (JDF 1403i) list JDF 1104 as a supporting form in the motion path. That path starts with JDF 1403, the Motion to Modify Child Support. The instructions say each party submits the certificate once the disclosure documents have been provided to the other party.

The certificate travels with the JDF 1111 Sworn Financial Statement. JDF 1111 reports the numbers. JDF 1104 certifies that the statement and the supporting documents were exchanged.

What the disclosure rule covers

JDF 1125 lists the documents each party provides. In summary:

• A Sworn Financial Statement on the Supreme Court form, JDF 1111.
• Personal and business federal income tax returns for the most recent three years, with schedules, W-2s, 1099s and K-1s.
• Personal and business financial statements for the last three years.
• Real estate documents, and personal debt documents.
• Investment, employment benefit and retirement plan statements.
• Bank and financial institution account statements.
• Income documentation, such as pay stubs and the prior year’s final income statement.
• Employment- and education-related child care costs, and extraordinary children’s expenses.
• Insurance documentation.

JDF 1125 also sets limits. If a decree was entered within the last three years, the three-year items cover only the time since the decree. Real estate, personal debt and retirement plan documents do not apply to post-decree motions unless the court orders them. Insurance documents follow the same rule. When child support is at issue, the children’s policy and cost information is still provided.

What to gather

• Your case number, division and courtroom, and the court’s county and mailing address.
• Your completed and signed JDF 1111, plus JDF 1111-SS if you used it.
• Copies of each disclosure document you sent, and the date and method you sent them.
• The other party’s mailing address, email or e-filing details for service.

Section-by-section walk-through

The headings below follow the current official form, JDF 1104 (R: October 24, 2023).

1. Court

You check District or Juvenile court and enter the county and the court’s mailing address.

2. Parties to the Case

The Petitioner and the Respondent (or Co-Petitioner), as named in the existing case.

3. Filed by

Your name, mailing address, phone and email.

4. Case Details

The case number, division and courtroom.

5. Background

You enter your name to certify that you sent the listed financial documents to the other party, complying with C.R.C.P. 16.2(e)(7). The notes repeat that each party files their own form.

6. Documents Sent and Filed

These go to the other party and are filed with the court. You check each that applies:

• a) JDF 1111, Sworn Financial Statement.
• b) JDF 1111-SS, Supporting Schedule of Assets, as needed.

7. Documents Sent

These go to the other party only. The form says not to file them with the court. You check each that applies:

• a) Income tax returns (most recent three years).
• b) Personal financial statements and c) business financial statements (last three years).
• d) Real estate documents and e) personal debt.
• f) Investments, g) employment benefits and h) retirement plans.
• i) Bank and financial institution accounts.
• j) Income documentation, such as pay stubs.
• k) Employment- and education-related child care documentation.
• l) Insurance documentation and m) extraordinary children’s expense documentation.

8. Reason for Non-Disclosure

If you left any box unchecked, you explain why. You can check that the unchecked items do not apply to you. Or you can state the reason you did not disclose them. The instructions also say to state on the form why any item was not provided.

9. Verified Signature

You certify that, to the best of your knowledge, your disclosures are complete and correct as of that date. You declare under penalty of perjury under Colorado law that this is true. You add the date, the city and state or country, your printed name and signature, and a lawyer’s signature if any.

10. Certificate of Service

You record the date and how you gave a copy to the other parties. The options are Colorado Courts E-Filing, email or fax, regular mail, or hand delivery. The instructions say to send the other party the certificate along with copies of the documents it lists.

What is filed with it

• JDF 1111, Sworn Financial Statement, which item 6 lists as sent and filed.
• JDF 1111-SS, Supporting Schedules for Assets, only if you have assets in sections F1, F2, G or H of JDF 1111.
• The motion itself, JDF 1403, which tells both parties the disclosure forms are due within 42 days of its service date.
• The Support Worksheet, JDF 1821 (R: March 2026), which uses both parents’ financial information. The Judicial Branch’s support calculator completes it.

In the stipulation path, the instructions list JDF 1404, JDF 1111 and the worksheet. They do not list JDF 1104 there. The local self-help center can say whether a court expects one. Stipulation vs. motion compares the two paths.

Filing notes

• Deadline. The instructions say to file JDF 1104 within 42 days after the motion to modify was served on the other party. A court’s own case management order may set other dates.
• Which court. The certificate is filed in the same case as the motion, in the court that entered the original order.
• E-filing or paper. Self-represented parties can file through Colorado Courts E-Filing in domestic relations cases, or file at the clerk’s office.
• Fees. The official fee list shows $105 for the motion to modify itself. E-filing adds a separate per-filing fee.
• Fee waiver. JDF 205, Motion to Waive Fees, asks the court to waive its fees. The Judicial Branch says fee waivers in family cases are filed in person or by mail.
• Copies. The instructions say every filed document also goes to the County Office of Child Support Services when it is involved.

Common mistakes

• Filing the item 7 documents. Tax returns, pay stubs and statements go to the other party, not the court.
• Checking boxes for documents not yet sent. The certificate states what you have already sent.
• Leaving item 8 blank. Unchecked boxes with no reason given leave the certificate incomplete.
• One certificate for both parents. Each party completes and files their own.
• No Certificate of Service. Item 10 records how the other party received a copy.
• Using an outdated form. The current version is dated October 24, 2023.

Frequently asked questions

Does JDF 1104 need to be notarized?

The current form 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.

What if the other parent does not send their disclosures?

JDF 1104 covers only your own disclosures. Colorado has a separate form, JDF 1105, Motion to Compel Under C.R.C.P. 16.2. When a parent will not disclose explains how it works.

Do I file my tax returns with the court?

No. Item 7 of JDF 1104 lists tax returns among the documents sent to the other party. The form says not to file them with the court.

Is JDF 1104 the same as JDF 1111?

No. JDF 1111 reports your income, expenses, debts and assets. JDF 1104 certifies that you sent JDF 1111 and the other disclosure documents to the other party.

For related guides, see the Colorado child support hub and the full list of Colorado form guides.

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