Families and Children
Adoption
- Utah Legal Services' Domestic Law Handbook, Adoption section (utahlegalservices.org)
- Child and Family Services Adoption Program (dcfs.utah.gov)
- Indian Child Welfare Act Information (dcfs.utah.gov)
The Indian Child Welfare Act (ICWA) is a federal law that governs foster placement and adoptions involving Native American children.
- Registration of an Adoption Order from a Foreign County -
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- Custody defines the rights and responsibilities between parents for their child(ren).
- Custody Evaluation Forms
- Complete paperwork for parentage using the Online Court Assistance Program
(Parentage is establishing child custody, child support, parent-time, and paternity when the parents have never been married) - Registering a Foreign Order
Child Support
- Child support is the parents' legal duty to financially support their child(ren).
- Child Support Calculator
- Modifying Child Support
- Office of Recovery Services - Child Support (ors.utah.gov)
The Office of Recovery Services (ORS) helps establish and enforce financial and medical support for children. - Registering a Foreign Order
- Complete paperwork for parentage using the Online Court Assistance Program
(Parentage is establishing child custody, child support, parent-time, and paternity when the parents have never been married)
Child Support Worksheets and Income Tables
New child support orders entered after January 1, 2008 must be calculated using the child support table located in Utah Code Section 78B-12-301. The 78B-12-301 table should also be used to modify any child support order entered for the first time after January 1, 2008.
If you have a child suport order effective before January 1, 2008, you must use the child support tables in Utah Code Section 78B-12-301 to calculate modifications to that order.
- Child Support Obligation Worksheet/Required Location Information Form -
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- Split Custody Worksheet and Instructions -
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- Sole Custody Worksheet and Instructions -
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- Joint Physical Custody Worksheet and Instructions -
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- Children in the Father's Home Worksheet and Instructions -
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- Children in the Mother's Home Worksheet and Instructions -
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- Insurance Premium and Child Care Adjustment Worksheet and Instructions -
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- Base combined child support obligation table and low income table 78B-12-301
- Parent-time Schedules for Children Under 3 | 3 to 5 | 5 to 18
Divorce
A divorce ends marriage and all direct legal relationships between couples, except those relationships and obligations specified in the divorce decree. These may include such things as spousal support, parenting arrangements and support of children, division of property and payment of debts. Utah divorce laws allow for no-fault divorce on the grounds of irreconcilable differences.
- Getting a Divorce in Utah | Para Obtener un Divorcio
- Divorce Flow Chart (from Legal Aid Society of Salt Lake)
- Use the Online Court Assistance Program to create the paperwork to file for divorce
- Divorce Forms
- Divorce Mediation
- Divorce Orientation and Education Classes
- Temporary Order
- Utah Legal Services' Domestic Law Handbook, Divorce section (utahlegalservices.org)
Parent Time (Visitation)
Complete paperwork for parentage using the Online Court Assistance Program. (Parentage is establishing child custody, child support, parent-time, and paternity when the parents have never been married)
The Co-Parenting Mediation Program helps parents resolve parent-time (visitation) problems without formal court intervention.
Modifying Parent-Time
Parent Time Schedules:
Registering a Foreign Order
Parentage (Establishing child custody, child support, parent-time, and paternity when the parents have never been married)
- Complete paperwork for parentage using the Online Court Assistance Program.
- Establishing Court-Ordered Paternity: A Guide for Unmarried Parents
- Temporary Order
Utah Legal Services Handbook on Domestic Law
Provides information on marriage, adoption, guardianship, powers of attorney, protective orders, resources for victims of domestic violence, divorce, legal separation, annulment, custody and more.
- Utah Legal Services' Domestic Law Handbook (utahlegalservices.org)