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Utah Code Title 81. Utah Domestic Relations Code § 81-6-207. Split physical custody--Obligation calculations

Current as of January 01, 2025 | Updated by Findlaw Staff

(1) This section applies to a case in which the parents are awarded split physical custody of the children.

(2) If the base combined child support obligation that is calculated as described in Subsection 81-6-204(1) is $0, the base child support award for each parent is $0.

(3) If the base combined child support obligation that is calculated as described in Subsection 81-6-204(1) is greater than $0, the court shall determine the base child support award by:

(a) dividing the number of children with each parent by the combined number of children to calculate each parent's percentage of children;

(b) dividing each parent's monthly adjusted gross income by the combined monthly adjusted gross income to calculate each parent's percentage of the combined monthly adjusted gross income;

(c) multiplying each parent's percentage of the combined monthly adjusted gross income by the base combined child support obligation to calculate each parent's share of the base combined child support obligation;

(d) multiplying each parent's share of the base combined child support obligation by the other parent's percentage of children to determine the individual child support obligations for each parent; and

(e) subtracting the lesser individual child support obligation from the higher individual child support obligation to reach the base child support award.

(4) The parent with the higher individual child support obligation is the parent required to pay the base child support award calculated under Subsection (3).

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