Child Support Calculator
Estimate Utah child support using the same core inputs Utah Courts highlights: both parents' gross monthly income, the number of children, overnights, medical insurance, and work-related child care.
How Utah Child Support Is Calculated
Utah Courts explains that child support is calculated using the gross monthly income of both parents and the number of overnights the child spends in each household. The Utah Office of Recovery Services also provides the official child support calculator and printable worksheets for sole custody, paternity, and joint physical custody situations.
Use this calculator as a planning tool before mediation. For the official state worksheet, compare your numbers with the Utah Office of Recovery Services child support calculator and the Utah Courts child support guide.
Utah Child Support Calculator FAQs
Does Utah have an official child support calculator?
Yes. The Utah Office of Recovery Services provides the official online child support calculator and printable worksheets. Our calculator is a plain-English estimate to help you prepare for mediation, not a replacement for the official worksheet or a court order.
What income should I enter?
Utah Courts says child support uses both parents' gross monthly income. Bring recent pay stubs, tax returns, and other income documentation to mediation so the estimate is based on real numbers rather than guesses.
Do overnights affect Utah child support?
Yes. Utah Courts specifically identifies the number of overnights in each household as part of the calculation. That is why a parenting plan and child support discussion should happen together instead of in separate silos.
Are medical insurance and child care included?
They can affect the total support picture. Utah Courts separates medical expenses and child care expenses from the base support explanation, and ORS worksheets include supporting calculations for those items.
Can child support be discussed in mediation?
Yes. A mediator can help both parents review income, overnights, insurance, child care, and practical payment logistics so the final agreement matches the worksheet and still works in real life.
Is this calculator legal advice?
No. It is for general planning only. The official ORS worksheet, applicable Utah law, and the final court order control the actual obligation.
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