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Terms Used In Utah Code 26B-9-211

  • Child: means :
         (6)(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;
         (6)(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
         (6)(c) a son or daughter of any age who is incapacitated from earning a living and is without sufficient means. See Utah Code 26B-9-201
  • Guidelines: means the same as that term is defined in Section 78B-12-102. See Utah Code 26B-9-201
  • Office: means the Office of Recovery Services. See Utah Code 26B-9-201
  • Support: includes past-due, present, and future obligations established by:
         (27)(a) a tribunal or imposed by law for the financial support, maintenance, medical, or dental care of a dependent child; and
         (27)(b) a tribunal for the financial support of a spouse or former spouse with whom the obligor's dependent child resides if the obligor also owes a child support obligation that is being enforced by the state. See Utah Code 26B-9-201
  • Tribunal: means the district court, the department, the Office of Recovery Services, or court or administrative agency of any state, territory, possession of the United States, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, Native American Tribe, or other comparable domestic or foreign jurisdiction. See Utah Code 26B-9-201

     If a child support order has not been issued, adjusted, or modified within the previous three years and the children who are the subject of the order currently receive TANF funds, the office shall review the order, and if appropriate, move the tribunal to adjust the amount of the order if there is a difference of 10% or more between the payor’s ordered support amount and the payor’s support amount required under the guidelines.