Terms Used In Utah Code > Title 81 > Chapter 7 - Payment and Enforcement of Spousal and Child Support

• Alimony: means the same as that term is defined in Section 81-4-101. See Utah Code 81-7-101
• Child: means , except as provided in Section 81-6-101, a biological or adopted child of any age. See Utah Code 81-1-101
• Child support: means the same as that term is defined in Section 81-6-101. See Utah Code 81-7-101
• Child support services: means the same as that term is defined in Section 26B-9-101. See Utah Code 81-7-101
• Court: means :
       (2)(a) a judge; or
       (2)(b) a court commissioner if the court commissioner has authority to hear the matter under Section 78A-5-107 or the Utah Rules of Judicial Administration. See Utah Code 81-1-101
• Equal: means , with respect to biological sex, of the same value. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5
• Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
• Lien: A claim against real or personal property in satisfaction of a debt.
• Month: means a calendar month, unless otherwise expressed. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5
• Motor vehicle: means every self-propelled vehicle that is designed for use upon a highway, including trailers and semitrailers designed for use with other motorized vehicles. See Utah Code 41-12a-103
• Obligation: An order placed, contract awarded, service received, or similar transaction during a given period that will require payments during the same or a future period.
• Obligee: means the same as that term is defined in Section 81-6-101. See Utah Code 81-7-101
• Obligor: means the same as that term is defined in Section 81-6-101. See Utah Code 81-7-101
• Person: means a natural person, firm, copartnership, association, corporation, business trust, estate, trust, partnership, limited liability company, association, joint venture, governmental agency, public corporation, or any other legal or commercial entity. See Utah Code 41-6a-102
• Person: means :
       (24)(a) an individual;
       (24)(b) an association;
       (24)(c) an institution;
       (24)(d) a corporation;
       (24)(e) a company;
       (24)(f) a trust;
       (24)(g) a limited liability company;
       (24)(h) a partnership;
       (24)(i) a political subdivision;
       (24)(j) a government office, department, division, bureau, or other body of government; and
       (24)(k) any other organization or entity. See 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
• Support order: means the same as that term is defined in Section 81-6-101. See Utah Code 81-7-101
• Tribunal: means the same as that term is defined in Section 81-6-101. See Utah Code 81-7-101