Child Support If You Make $1,000 a Week in Utah
Utah table jumps at bracket boundaries with no interpolation, so at $1,000 a week a small income change can step the result rather than slide it.
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Guideline child support scenarios at $1000 a week
The paying parent earns $1000 a week ($4,333.33 a month) in every cell below. The other parent's monthly income changes across rows, and the number of children changes across columns; both genuinely change the result.Every figure is computed with the real Utah guideline engine, the same one behind the full calculator, not a lookup table built for this page.
| Other parent's income | 1 child | 2 children | 3 children |
|---|---|---|---|
| No reported income | $616.00 | $1,081.00 | $1,248.00 |
| $2,000 a month | $526.00 | $914.00 | $1,045.00 |
| $4,000 a month | $488.00 | $756.00 | $861.00 |
| $6,000 a month | $441.00 | $723.00 | $823.00 |
Every dollar figure is a monthly amount, the presumptive guideline result before add-ons like child care or health insurance and before any court deviation. "Not available" means the engine behind this site declined to compute that specific combination rather than guess; the reason is shown next to it.
Brackets that jump instead of slide
Utah 81-6-304 table assigns the obligation from the bracket that contains the combined income, and it does not interpolate between rows. That means a small pay change can sit inside one bracket for a long time and then step to the next, rather than producing a smooth change with every dollar.
At $1,000 a week, $4,333.33 a month, the payer sits inside a bracket on the sole-custody path. For one child the obligation falls from $619 to $441 as the other parent income rises, with the two and three-child columns moving more, and the steps between brackets are part of that movement.
Reading the steps across the rows
Every cell below comes from the bracket that contains the combined income, with no interpolation. As the other parent income rises, the combined figure can cross a bracket boundary, and the result steps to the next bracket value.
This is the honest Utah behavior: a reader should expect flat stretches and steps, not a smooth curve, when comparing across incomes.
What this estimate includes
- The bracket lookup on the 81-6-304 table
- The step behavior that comes from no interpolation
- Results for 1, 2, or 3 children across four other-parent incomes
What it leaves out
- A smooth interpolated curve, which Utah does not produce
- The joint or split custody paths, not used at the sole baseline
- Child care and health insurance add-ons
Worth knowing
The no-interpolation design is the most distinctive thing about the Utah table on this site, and it is worth remembering when comparing Utah against states that interpolate.
At this income the steps between brackets are part of the movement across the other-parent rows, so the table is not a smooth curve.
Frequently asked questions
Why does the Utah result step rather than slide?
The 81-6-304 table uses a bracket lookup with no interpolation, so the obligation stays flat inside a bracket and steps when the income crosses into the next one.
Does the other parent income change the result at $1,000 a week?
Yes. For one child the obligation falls from $619 to $441 as the other parent income rises from none to $6,000 a month, with the two and three-child columns moving more.
How is this different from an interpolating state?
An interpolating state draws a line between rows so the result moves with every dollar. Utah assigns the whole bracket, so the result is flat until the income crosses a boundary.
Is the sole-custody baseline still fixed?
Yes. The joint and split paths under 81-6-206 and 81-6-207 are not exercised, so the bracket lookup runs on the sole-custody path.
Is every cell computed at this income?
Yes. The combined incomes on this page fall inside transcribed brackets, so each cell is a normal lookup with no refusal.
Where can I see the bracket boundaries?
The 81-6-304 table linked in the sources lists the brackets, and the full Utah child support calculator applies the lookup to any income.
About the numbers on this page
Every figure in the table above comes from running the real Utah child support engine on this site, the same engine and data pack behind the full Utah child support calculator. Nothing on this page is a separate estimate or a reimplementation of the math. See the sources below for the statutes and official worksheets behind the Utah guideline.
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Changelog: page first published as part of the child support by income series. Material changes are dated in the update log.