26B-9-301.  Definitions.
     As used in this part and 4:

(1)  “Business day” means a day on which state offices are open for regular business.

Terms Used In Utah Code 26B-9-301

  • Child: means the same as that term is defined in Section 26B-9-201. See Utah Code 26B-9-301
  • Child support: includes obligations ordered by a tribunal for the support of a spouse or former spouse with whom the child resides if the spousal support is collected with the child support. See Utah Code 26B-9-301
  • Child support order: means a judgment, decree, or order, whether temporary, final, or subject to modification, issued by a tribunal for child support and related costs and fees, interest and penalties, income withholding, attorney fees, and other relief. See Utah Code 26B-9-301
  • delinquency: means that child support in an amount at least equal to current child support payable for one month is overdue. See Utah Code 26B-9-301
  • Income: means the same as that term is defined in Section 26B-9-101. See Utah Code 26B-9-301
  • Month: means a calendar month, unless otherwise expressed. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5
  • Obligor: means the same as that term is defined in Section 26B-9-201. See Utah Code 26B-9-301
  • Office: means the Office of Recovery Services. See Utah Code 26B-9-301
  • Person: means :Utah Code 68-3-12.5
  • State: when applied to the different parts of the United States, includes a state, district, or territory of the United States. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5
  • United States: includes each state, district, and territory of the United States of America. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5
(2)  “Child” means the same as that term is defined in Section 26B-9-201.

(3) 

(a)  “Child support” means a base child support award as defined in Section 78B-12-102, or a financial award for uninsured monthly medical expenses, ordered by a tribunal for the support of a child, including current periodic payments, all arrearages which accrue under an order for current periodic payments, and sum certain judgments awarded for arrearages, medical expenses, and child care costs.

(b)  “Child support” includes obligations ordered by a tribunal for the support of a spouse or former spouse with whom the child resides if the spousal support is collected with the child support.

(4)  “Child support order” means a judgment, decree, or order, whether temporary, final, or subject to modification, issued by a tribunal for child support and related costs and fees, interest and penalties, income withholding, attorney fees, and other relief.

(5)  “Child support services” means the same as that term is defined in Section 26B-9-101.

(6)  “Delinquent” or “delinquency” means that child support in an amount at least equal to current child support payable for one month is overdue.

(7)  “Immediate income withholding” means income withholding without regard to whether a delinquency has occurred.

(8)  “Income” means the same as that term is defined in Section 26B-9-101.

(9)  “Jurisdiction” means a state or political subdivision of the United States, a territory or possession of the United States, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, an Indian tribe or tribal organization, or any comparable foreign nation or political subdivision.

(10)  “Obligee” means the same as that term is defined in Section 26B-9-201.

(11)  “Obligor” means the same as that term is defined in Section 26B-9-201.

(12)  “Office” means the Office of Recovery Services.

(13)  “Payor” means an employer or any person who is a source of income to an obligor.

(14)  “Support order” means the same as child support order.

Renumbered and Amended by Chapter 305, 2023 General Session