Utah Divorce Forms — Complete Guide (2026)

Utah divorce forms are available through two channels:

1. MyPaperwork — $20 guided system (recommended): utcourts.gov/en/self-help/divorce.html → MyPaperwork → Divorce
2. Free paper forms: Download directly from utcourts.gov — all forms available at no charge if you prefer to complete them manually

MyPaperwork — Why It's the Best Option

Utah's MyPaperwork system is the most user-friendly official court form tool in the country:

• Guided interview: Plain-language questions about your situation
• Generates all required forms: Based on your specific answers — children, no children, property, alimony, etc.
• Court-formatted output: Forms are pre-formatted for Utah courts; no guesswork on layout
• $20 total: Covers all forms for your case — not a per-form charge
• Reduces rejection risk: Correctly structured forms significantly reduce the chance of a clerk's rejection for formatting errors

Start here: utcourts.gov/en/self-help/divorce.html

Core Forms — Utah Divorce

Financial Declaration — Required in All Utah Divorces

Utah requires both parties to file a Financial Declaration — a comprehensive sworn disclosure of income, assets, debts, and expenses. This is mandatory in all Utah divorces, including uncontested ones.

What it includes:

• Monthly gross and net income from all sources
• Employment details
• Monthly living expenses (itemized)
• Real property: address, value, mortgage
• Personal property: vehicles, bank accounts, investments, retirement
• Business interests
• All liabilities: mortgage, loans, credit cards, student loans, other
• Health insurance and childcare costs (if applicable)

Both parties must file independently. Courts use this to evaluate whether the Marital Settlement Agreement is fair, and to calculate alimony and child support.

Divorce Orientation Certificate — Required With Children

If minor children are involved, both parties must complete the Divorce Orientation class and file the completion certificates with the Petition. Without this, the clerk will not accept the filing.

Complete before approaching the court clerk.

Marital Settlement Agreement — What It Must Cover

Marital Real Property:

• Full address and legal description
• Agreed FMV; mortgage balance; marital equity
• Assignment: one keeps (buyout; refinancing deadline; Deed → Utah County Recorder) or sale

Marital Financial Accounts:

• Institution, type, balance; assignment; transfer

Retirement Accounts:

• QDRO for all ERISA employer plans
• IRA: transfer incident to divorce
• Utah Retirement Systems (URS): urs.org — DRO for state/public employees

Vehicles: Assignment; loan assumption; Utah DMV transfer

Marital Debts: Creditor, balance, who assumes, indemnification

Separate Property: Acknowledge each spouse's separate property explicitly

Alimony: Award per Utah Code § 30-3-5 factors (standard of living as primary) — or explicit waiver

If Children: Legal custody, physical custody, Parenting Plan, child support per Utah Guidelines

Utah Child Support Guidelines

Utah uses an income shares model (Utah Code § 78B-12-205):

1. Both parents' verified gross incomes
2. Combined adjusted gross income → Utah Child Support Table
3. Allocate each parent's proportionate share
4. Adjustments: health insurance premiums, childcare, custody timesharing

Duration: Utah child support continues to age 18 (or 21 if the child is a full-time student and still lives with the custodial parent — verify current law).

Income Withholding Order: Routinely issued.

Alimony — Utah Factors (Utah Code § 30-3-5)

Utah courts award alimony based on multiple factors, with the standard of living during the marriage as the primary benchmark:

1. Financial condition and needs of the receiving spouse
2. Standard of living established during the marriage (primary consideration)
3. Earning capacity of the receiving spouse — education, work history, job skills
4. Ability of the paying spouse to provide support
5. Length of the marriage
6. Whether the receiving spouse has custody of minor children
7. Marital fault — courts may consider fault

Cap: Alimony duration generally cannot exceed the length of the marriage (Utah Code § 30-3-5(8)(i)).

Last reviewed: March 2026 | MyPaperwork $20 — utcourts.gov | Financial Declaration required — both parties | Divorce Orientation certificate required — children | Alimony: standard of living primary (Utah Code § 30-3-5) | Utah Child Support Guidelines (Utah Code § 78B-12-205) | URS DRO — urs.org | Utah County Recorder | utahlegalservices.org

Last reviewed: March 2026 · Verify current fees and forms with your local court before filing.