Child Support

Child support is calculated by Utah State Guidelines based on both parent’s incomes, the number of minor children and the parent time schedule (number of overnights with each parent).  While child support can sometimes be a simple calculation, child support issues can become more complex where a parent is self-employed, income for a parent is not clear, a parent has little or no earning history or a parent has multiple sources of income.  The use of vocational experts or forensic accounts can be helpful in determining a parent’s actual or potential income for purposes of calculating child support.