Utah Child Support Laws
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The following is a summary of Utah child support laws, and is by no means intended to be an all-inclusive description of what to expect in your particular case. In some cases, the exact text of the statute may have been simplified and/or modified to provide for easier understanding. For a more specific understanding of the laws, you should consult the full Utah Code and/or consult with an attorney about how the law might apply to your particular situation.

 

Medical Expenses.
The court shall include in every decree of divorce an order assigning responsibility for the payment of reasonable and necessary medical and dental expenses of the dependent children. If coverage is or becomes available at a reasonable cost, the court shall include an order requiring the purchase and maintenance of appropriate health, hospital, and dental care insurance for the dependent children.

 

Child Care Expenses.
The court may include, in an order determining child support, an order assigning financial responsibility for all or a portion of child care expenses incurred on behalf of the dependent children, necessitated by the employment or training of the custodial parent. If the court determines that the circumstances are appropriate and that the dependent children would be adequately cared for, it may include an order allowing the noncustodial parent to provide child care for the dependent children, necessitated by the employment or training of the custodial parent.

-From Section 30-3-5 of the Utah Code.

 

Income Withholding.
Whenever a court enters an order for child support, it shall include in the order a provision for withholding income as a means of collecting child support as provided in Title 62A, Chapter 11, Recovery Services.

-From Section 30-3-5.1 of the Utah Code.

 

Child support when one parent has primary physical custody is calculated using the worksheet found here.

Child support when both parents has joint physical custody is calculated using the worksheet found here.

Child support when the parents have split physical custody is calculated using the worksheet found here.

 

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Other pages on Utah divorce laws:
General Utah Divorce Laws
Alimony Divorce Laws in Utah
Utah Child Custody Laws
Utah Child Support Laws
Utah Laws on Property Division

 

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This information has been summarized from the Utah statutes. You can find the full-text version of these and other Utah divorce statutes online here: Utah Divorce Laws.