REDUCTION IN CHILD SUPPORT FOR EXTENDED VISITATION IN UTAH: EXTRA-CREDIT OR FINANCIAL TIME-OUT?
Abstract
As more families face the realities of divorce, the court system is increasingly asked to make decisions regarding the best interests of the children involved. These decisions are mostly related to child support and visitation. By the 1970s, in almost all states, child support awards were determined on a case-by-case basis by a single judge. “This [case-by-case] system led to grave inequities and dissatisfaction . . . because people in identical circumstances were treated very differently.” In 1984, in an attempt to provide a more equal justice, the U.S. Congress required all states to “develop numerical child support guidelines.”
How to Cite
.
REDUCTION IN CHILD SUPPORT FOR EXTENDED VISITATION IN UTAH: EXTRA-CREDIT OR FINANCIAL TIME-OUT?.
Journal of Law and Family Studies, [S.l.], v. 11, n. 1, feb. 2009.
Available at: <https://epubs.utah.edu/index.php/jlfs/article/view/93>. Date accessed: 02 jan. 2025.
Issue
Section
Study Notes
Copyright Utah Law Review All Rights Reserved.
Authors who publish with this journal agree to the following terms:
- Authors retain copyright and grant the journal right of first publication with the work simultaneously licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution License that allows others to share the work with an acknowledgement of the work's authorship and initial publication in this journal.
- Authors are able to enter into separate, additional contractual arrangements for the non-exclusive distribution of the journal's published version of the work (e.g., post it to an institutional repository or publish it in a book), with an acknowledgement of its initial publication in this journal.
- Authors are permitted and encouraged to post their work online (e.g., in institutional repositories or on their website) prior to and during the submission process, as it can lead to productive exchanges, as well as earlier and greater citation of published work (See The Effect of Open Access).
