Utah § 81-7-102 Payment under child support or alimony order -- Judgment.

Utah Statutes

§ 81-7-102 — Payment under child support or alimony order -- Judgment.

Utah § 81-7-102

Title 81Utah Domestic Relations Code

Ch. 81-7Payment and Enforcement of Spousal and Child Support

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Utah Code Ann. § 81-7-102 (2026).

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(1)All monthly payments of child support and alimony are due on the 1st day of each month in accordance with Title 26B, Chapter 9, Recovery Services and Administration of Child Support.

(2)For purposes of child support services and income withholding described in Title 26B, Chapter 9, Part 2, Child Support Services, and Title 26B, Chapter 9, Part 3, Income Withholding in IV-D Cases, child support is not considered past due until the 1st day of the following month.

(3)For purposes other than those specified in Subsection (1), child support is payable 1/2 by the 5th day of each month and 1/2 by the 20th day of that month, unless the order or decree provides for a different time for payment.

(4)Each payment or installment of child support or alimony under any support order is, on and afte

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(1) All monthly payments of child support and alimony are due on the 1st day of each month in accordance with Title 26B, Chapter 9, Recovery Services and Administration of Child Support.
(2) For purposes of child support services and income withholding described in Title 26B, Chapter 9, Part 2, Child Support Services, and Title 26B, Chapter 9, Part 3, Income Withholding in IV-D Cases, child support is not considered past due until the 1st day of the following month.
(3) For purposes other than those specified in Subsection (1), child support is payable 1/2 by the 5th day of each month and 1/2 by the 20th day of that month, unless the order or decree provides for a different time for payment.
(4) Each payment or installment of child support or alimony under any support order is, on and after the date the payment or installment is due:
(4)(a) a judgment with the same attributes and effect of any judgment of a district court, except as provided in Subsection (5);
(4)(b) entitled, as a judgment, to full faith and credit in this and in any other jurisdiction; and
(4)(c) not subject to retroactive modification by this or any other jurisdiction, except as provided in Subsection (5).
(5) (5)(a) A child support or alimony payment under a support order may be modified with respect to any period during which a modification is pending, but only from the date of service of the pleading on:
(5)(a)(i) the obligee if the obligor is the petitioner; or
(5)(a)(ii) the obligor if the obligee is the petitioner.
(5)(b) If the tribunal orders that the support order should be modified, the effective date of the modification shall be the month following service on the party whose support is affected.
(5)(c) Once the tribunal determines that a modification is appropriate, the tribunal shall order a judgment to be entered for any difference in the original order and the modified amount for the period from the service of the pleading until the final order of modification is entered.
(6) The judgment provided for in Subsection (4)(a), to be effective and enforceable as a lien against the real property interest of any third party relying on the public record, shall be docketed in the district court in accordance with Sections 78B-5-202 and 26B-9-214.