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Utah Code § 81-5-616

Temporary order

Renumbered and Amended by Chapter 426, 2025 General Session

(1) In a proceeding under this part, the tribunal shall issue a temporary order for support of a child if the order is appropriate and the individual ordered to pay support is:

(a) a presumed father of the child;

(b) petitioning to be adjudicated a parent;

(c) identified as the father through genetic testing under Section 81-5-505;

(d) an alleged father who has failed to submit to genetic testing;

(e) shown by clear and convincing evidence to be the father of the child; or

(f) the birth mother of the child.

(2) A temporary tribunal order may include provisions for custody and visitation as provided by other laws of this state.

Official source: Utah State Legislature. Reproduced from public-domain Utah statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.