When child support ends in Utah
The end age, the exceptions, and what to do as support ends.
Checked against official sources: Oct 25, 2026.
Short answer
18, or graduation from high school during the child's normal and expected year of graduation, whichever is later.
- Usual end age
- 18
- Law
- Utah Code 81-6-101(7), 81-6-213
When support stops in Utah
18, or graduation from high school during the child's normal and expected year of graduation, whichever is later
Law: Utah Code 81-6-101(7), 81-6-213
Support can continue at any age for a child who is incapacitated from earning a living and cannot support themself. Support ends earlier if the child marries, joins the U.S. armed forces, becomes self-supporting or is emancipated. When one child emancipates, the award for the remaining children usually adjusts automatically using the table and incomes from the last order.
When does support end? Check your situation
If your order is from another state
How long support lasts follows the law of the state that made the order, even if you move.
Law: 28 U.S.C. 1738B(h)(2)
A state must enforce another state's child support order. The state that made the order keeps the power to change it while a parent or the child still lives there.
Law: 28 U.S.C. 1738B(a), (d)
What is owed stays owed
Support that was due before it ended is still owed. Each unpaid payment became a judgment on the day it was due, and the agency can keep collecting it.
Law: 42 U.S.C. 666(a)(9)
In nearby states
Your next steps in Utah
Read your order
Some orders set their own end date.
Check the rule
Utah's rule: 18, or graduation from high school during the child's normal and expected year of graduation, whichever is later.
Contact the agency
The agency can end withholding when support ends: Office of Recovery Services (ORS), Utah Department of Health and Human Services ((801) 536-8500) · Apply online
Pay or collect arrears
Arrears can still be collected after support ends.
Talk to legal aid
Ask for free help: Utah Legal Services.
Where to get free help in Utah
Questions about when support ends in Utah
At what age does child support stop in Utah?
18, or graduation from high school during the child's normal and expected year of graduation, whichever is later
Is there support during the last year of high school in Utah?
18, or graduation from high school during the child's normal and expected year of graduation, whichever is later
Are there exceptions to the end age in Utah?
Support can continue at any age for a child who is incapacitated from earning a living and cannot support themself. Support ends earlier if the child marries, joins the U.S. armed forces, becomes self-supporting or is emancipated. When one child emancipates, the award for the remaining children usually adjusts automatically using the table and incomes from the last order.