Utah § 81-8-319 - Receipt and disbursement of payments.

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§ 81-8-319. Receipt and disbursement of payments.

Effective 9/1/2025
81-8-319.  Receipt and disbursement of payments.
(1)
(a)A child support services agency or tribunal of this state shall disburse promptly any amounts received pursuant to a support order, as directed by the order.
(b)The agency or tribunal shall furnish to a requesting party or tribunal of another state or a foreign country a certified statement by the custodian of the record of the amounts and dates of all payments received.
(2)If neither the obligor, nor the obligee who is an individual, nor the child resides in this state, upon request from the child support services agency of this state or another state, the Office of Recovery Services or a tribunal of this state shall:
(a)direct that the support payment be made to the child support services agency in the state in which the obligee is receiving services; and
(b)issue and send to the obligor's employer a conforming income-withholding order or an administrative notice of change of payee, reflecting the redirected payments.
(3)The child support services agency of this state receiving redirected payments from another state pursuant to a law similar to Subsection (2) shall furnish to a requesting party or tribunal of the other state a certified statement by the custodian of the record of the amount and dates of all payments received.


Renumbered and Amended by Chapter 426, 2025 General Session

Source: official Utah text · Last verified 2026-08-27

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