How can I get my child support amount raised?
In Utah, child support obligations are computed
using an income shares formula established by the Utah State legislature. This
means that both parent's incomes are used to compute the monthly child support
amount. The number of children and other factors are also used to determine how
much obligated parents are required to pay. Child support guidelines worksheets
and tables are used to calculate support obligations. If you believe the amount
of current child support should be raised, it may be possible to pursue a
review and adjustment of the support amount through ORS/CSS if there has been a
substantial change in circumstances, or it has been more than three years since
the order was issued, modified, or reviewed. The review will determine whether
the child support amount should be adjusted. An adjustment is the change to the
ordered amount, which will result in a modification of your order. If an
adjustment is appropriate, the new amount could be higher or lower than the
amount in your present order. Before you request that ORS/CSS conduct a review
and adjustment, you may want to estimate what the new support amount could be.
ORS/CSS has prepared a pre-review packet with worksheet forms and instructions
which you or the other parent may use to do the estimate. Click here to find
out about the pre-review process and to read and print appropriate forms and
worksheets. If you want to request a
review and adjustment of your support amount, please make your request in
writing to ORS/CSS. If you request a review and adjustment and later ask to
stop the process, it can only be stopped if the other parent does not request
that it continue. If the process is stopped, neither parent can request a
review for a period of one year.
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