Child Support Required. Parents have a legal duty to support their minor children. Unless a minor is emancipated, child support continues until the child is 18 or has completed high school, whichever is later. Child support is for the use and benefit of the child.
No, in Utah, child support cannot be waived. It is not an option that the parents can simply accept or decline. Every divorce and legal separation case involving minor children in the state must ultimately include an order for child support.
Utah Code Section 78B-15-109 states, “The obligor's liabilities for past support are limited to the period of four years preceding the commencement of an action.” In other words, if you waited until your child was 22 ½ before trying to establish paternity, you would only be entitled to retroactive child support from ...
Can Parents Agree to No Child Support? No, in Utah, child support cannot be waived. It is not an option that the parents can simply accept or decline. Every divorce and legal separation case involving minor children in the state must ultimately include an order for child support.
(5) A base child support award in a sole physical custody case may not be less than $30.
At RCG Law Group in South Jordan we can guide you through the process of obtaining, paying, or modifying child support and discuss the specific circumstances of your child support matter. In Utah, child support cannot be waived.
You can only change the amount of child support if the difference in the currently ordered child support amount and the proposed child support amount is at least 10%. You can use the child support calculator to help you determine the new amount. The change cannot be temporary.
Child support is calculated using the gross monthly income of both parents and the number of overnights the child spends in each household.