CRITERIA FOR ACCEPTANCE:

The El Paso County Domestic Relations Office prepares and issues Administrative Writs of Withholding for Child and Medical Support, and/or Arrears through the “Friend of the Court” program. Each application is reviewed initially to ensure that the following criteria are met:

1) There is a filed temporary or final order (divorce decrees, modification orders, paternity decrees, orders establishing the parent-child relationship, or protective orders that includes a provision for the payment of child support, medical support, and/or arrears);

2) The order was issued by an El Paso County court, or has already been transferred to El Paso County if it was originally issued by a court outside of El Paso County;

3) The order is not currently being enforced by the Office of the Attorney General.

4) The Applicant is current in payment of the annual service fee, $45 application fee, and any other DRO fees.

If the El Paso County Domestic Relations Office is unable to prepare and issue an administrative writ of withholding due to the current enforcement of the order by the Office of the Attorney General, the Domestic Relations Office will provide a copy of this application to the Office of the Attorney General. In these cases, the $45 fee does not apply.