78B-12-302.  Low income tableObligor parent only — Child support orders entered before January 1, 2023.
     The table in this section shall be used to:

(1)  establish a child support order entered for the first time on or after January 1, 2008, but before January 1, 2023;

Terms Used In Utah Code 78B-12-302

  • Child: means :
(a) a son or daughter under the age of 18 years who is not otherwise emancipated, self-supporting, married, or a member of the armed forces of the United States;
(b) a son or daughter over the age of 18 years, while enrolled in high school during the normal and expected year of graduation and not otherwise emancipated, self-supporting, married, or a member of the armed forces of the United States; or
(c) a son or daughter of any age who is incapacitated from earning a living and, if able to provide some financial resources to the family, is not able to support self by own means. See Utah Code 78B-12-102
  • Child support: means a base child support award, or a monthly financial award for uninsured medical expenses, ordered by a tribunal for the support of a child, including current periodic payments, arrearages that accrue under an order for current periodic payments, and sum certain judgments awarded for arrearages, medical expenses, and child care costs. See Utah Code 78B-12-102
  • Income: includes :
    (i) all gain derived from capital assets, labor, or both, including profit gained through sale or conversion of capital assets;
    (ii) interest and dividends;
    (iii) periodic payments made under pension or retirement programs or insurance policies of any type;
    (iv) unemployment compensation benefits;
    (v) workers' compensation benefits; and
    (vi) disability benefits. See Utah Code 78B-12-102
  • Obligor: means a person owing a duty of support. See Utah Code 78B-12-102
  • Parent: includes a natural parent, or an adoptive parent. See Utah Code 78B-12-102
  • support order: means a judgment, decree, or order of a tribunal whether interlocutory or final, whether or not prospectively or retroactively modifiable, whether incidental to a proceeding for divorce, judicial or legal separation, separate maintenance, paternity, guardianship, civil protection, or otherwise that:
    (a) establishes or modifies child support;
    (b) reduces child support arrearages to judgment; or
    (c) establishes child support or registers a child support order under Chapter 14, Utah Uniform Interstate Family Support Act. See Utah Code 78B-12-102
  • table: means the appropriate table in 3. See Utah Code 78B-12-102
  • Temporary: means a period of time that is projected to be less than 12 months in duration. See Utah Code 78B-12-102
  • (2)  modify a child support order entered for the first time on or after January 1, 2008, but before January 1, 2023;

    (3)  modify a temporary judicial child support order established on or before December 31, 2007, if the new order is entered on or after January 1, 2008, but before January 1, 2023; or

    (4)  modify a final child support order entered on or before December 31, 2007, if the modification is made on or after January 1, 2010, but before January 1, 2025.

    Individual Monthly
    Adjusted Gross Income           Number of Children
    1 2 3 4 5 6
    From To
    0 – 649 30 30 30 30 30 30
    650 – 675 30 30 30 30 31 31
    676 – 700 58 60 60 61 61 62
    701 – 725 88 88 90 91 92 92
    726 – 750 117 118 119 120 122 123
    751 – 775 148 149 151 153 155
    776 – 800 178 179 182 183 186
    801 – 825 207 209 212 214 216
    826 – 850 236 239 242 244 247
    851 – 875 266 269 272 275 278
    876 – 900 299 303 305 309
    901 – 925 329 333 337 339
    926 – 950 363 366 370
    951 – 975 393 398 402
    976 – 1,000 428 433
    1,001 – 1,050 494

    Amended by Chapter 470, 2022 General Session