Regardless if you are married or not, separating ways won’t just affect you. Child support is a financial benefit provided by a parent to his child. It is accorded by the law. If you just had a divorce, how would you know if you owe child support?
Applying for Child Support
If a mutual agreement doesn’t work, the law can help you with your child support case. If you are in the Utah area, you have to contact ORS. ORS or Utah Department of Human Services Office of Recovery Services focuses on providing support to this kind of case. If you want a private law firm to appeal the case for you, you can hire a private Salt Lake City child support lawyer as well.
Calculating Child Support
There are different factors considered when it comes to the amount of child support. The Utah State legislature has developed a formula for this. Child support changes once any of the factors in calculating child support changes. Among the factors that are considered are parent’s income, number of children to support, the needs, and cost of living among others.
Owing to a Child Support
Is it possible to back-owe child support in Utah? Indeed!
The statute of limitations when it comes to Utah child supports back child support. It means that missed payments are considered arrears. You have to pay for it as required by the law. Even if your kid is older than 18 years old, if he or she still needs support (eg school support), you are obligated by the law to do so.
In Utah, you can contact the ORS to find out how much back child supports you might owe.
What to do if you owe child support?
If a the ORS determines that you owe back support, they can take your federal tax return or garnish your wages. In Utah, you can even go to jail for not paying your arrears in child support.
To avoid such, talk to your lawyer. There are steps that you can do to avoid penalties including asking for equitable forgiveness, creating a payment schedule, negotiate with your ex-partner, or ask the court to redetermine your back child support.
David Pedrazas is a premier divorce and family law attorney in Salt Lake City, Utah. He graduated from the University of Utah Law School in 1997 and has been practicing for over 14 years in the areas of divorce, child support, child custody, paternity, alimony, property division, and parent time.
Law Office of David Pedrazas, PLLC
3325 South 1100 East
Salt Lake City, UT 84106
801-263-7078
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