Child Support If You Make $500 a Week in Utah
At $500 a week the Utah table computes one child but honestly refuses two and three, because those scenarios fall into an untranscribed gap in the low-income table.
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Guideline child support scenarios at $500 a week
The paying parent earns $500 a week ($2,166.67 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 | $397.00approximate, see note below | Not available: The obligor income falls in a span of the 81-6-305 low income table whose official rows are not yet transcribed (official confirmation required), so this scenario cannot be computed | Not available: The obligor income falls in a span of the 81-6-305 low income table whose official rows are not yet transcribed (official confirmation required), so this scenario cannot be computed |
| $2,000 a month | $311.00 | Not available: The obligor income falls in a span of the 81-6-305 low income table whose official rows are not yet transcribed (official confirmation required), so this scenario cannot be computed | Not available: The obligor income falls in a span of the 81-6-305 low income table whose official rows are not yet transcribed (official confirmation required), so this scenario cannot be computed |
| $4,000 a month | $266.00 | Not available: The obligor income falls in a span of the 81-6-305 low income table whose official rows are not yet transcribed (official confirmation required), so this scenario cannot be computed | Not available: The obligor income falls in a span of the 81-6-305 low income table whose official rows are not yet transcribed (official confirmation required), so this scenario cannot be computed |
| $6,000 a month | $246.00 | Not available: The obligor income falls in a span of the 81-6-305 low income table whose official rows are not yet transcribed (official confirmation required), so this scenario cannot be computed | Not available: The obligor income falls in a span of the 81-6-305 low income table whose official rows are not yet transcribed (official confirmation required), so this scenario cannot be computed |
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.
Figures marked approximate. Utah publishes its schedule as a long table of income rows. Some of the rows these scenarios land on have not yet been transcribed into this site's copy of that schedule, so those cells are calculated between the two nearest transcribed rows instead of read straight off the official row. They are close, but they are not the exact published figure, and this page marks them rather than presenting them as exact. For a figure taken directly from the official schedule, use the Utah calculator linked below or the official source listed for this page.
A bracket lookup with a real gap
Utah table under 81-6-304 uses a bracket lookup with no interpolation between rows, so the result jumps at each bracket boundary rather than moving smoothly. That structure is paired with a low-income table under 81-6-305 that this site has not fully transcribed.
At $500 a week, $2,166.67 a month, the one-child column computes, falling from $397 to $247 as the other parent income rises. The two and three-child columns refuse, because the obligor income falls into a span of the low-income table whose official rows are not yet transcribed, and the engine will not guess.
Reading the computed column and the refusals
The one-child column below shows real numbers across every other-parent row. The two and three-child columns show not available with the engine reason, because the low-income table span for those scenarios is not transcribed, and this page declines to invent the missing rows.
The refusals are the honest result, not a bug. When the intervening rows become verifiable, the page will update to computed figures.
What this estimate includes
- The computed one-child column at this income
- Honest refusals for the two and three-child columns
- The bracket-lookup structure for context
What it leaves out
- A guessed low-income figure for the untranscribed span
- The joint or split custody paths, not used at the sole baseline
- Child care and health insurance add-ons
Worth knowing
The untranscribed gap is an honesty boundary, not a refusal to do math. This page would rather show not available than fabricate a low-income row nobody can check.
The bracket lookup is worth remembering when reading the higher Utah pages, because it means results can step at boundaries rather than slide.
Frequently asked questions
Why do the two and three-child columns refuse at $500 a week?
Those scenarios fall into a span of the 81-6-305 low-income table whose official rows are not yet transcribed on this site, so the engine declines to compute rather than guess.
What does bracket lookup without interpolation mean?
Utah assigns the obligation from the bracket that contains the income, with no interpolation between rows, so the result jumps at each bracket boundary rather than moving smoothly.
Does the one-child column compute at this income?
Yes. One child runs from $397 down to $247 as the other parent income rises from none to $6,000 a month, because that scenario falls inside a transcribed row.
What is the fixed baseline on this page?
Sole custody under 81-6-205. The joint and split custody paths under 81-6-206 and 81-6-207 are not exercised here.
Will the refusals be filled in?
When the intervening low-income rows become independently verifiable, the page will update to computed figures, following the site rule that every number traces to a checkable source.
Where can I get a real two or three-child estimate?
The full Utah child support calculator on this site is the place to run those scenarios once the rows are verified, and the ORS calculator linked in the sources applies the official tables.
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.