Rule 106.
Modification of final domestic relations order.
(a) Commencement; service; answer. Except as provided in
Utah Code Section 30-3-37, proceedings to modify a divorce decree or other
final domestic relations order shall be commenced by filing a petition to
modify. Service of the petition, or motion under Section 30-3-37, and summons
upon the opposing party shall be in accordance with Rule 4. The responding
party shall serve the answer within the time permitted by Rule 12.
(b) Temporary orders.
(b)(1) The judgment, order or decree sought to be modified
remains in effect during the pendency of the petition. The court may make the
modification retroactive to the date on which the petition was served. During
the pendency of a petition to modify, the court:
(b)(1)(A) may order a temporary modification of child support
as part of a temporary modification of custody or parent-time; and
(b)(1)(B) may order a temporary modification of custody or
parent-time to address an immediate and irreparable harm or to ratify changes
made by the parties, provided that the modification serves the best interests
of the child.
(b)(2) Nothing in this rule limits the court’s authority to
enter temporary orders under Utah Code Section 30-3-3.