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Utah's Office of Recovery Services, the state agency that collects child and spousal support payments, would gain new authority under this bill to continue collecting spousal support on a person's behalf even after a related child support case closes, using the same enforcement tools it uses for child support, such as wage withholding, seizing bank accounts, and placing liens on property. Starting July 1, 2027, overdue child support payments would begin accruing 6% annual interest, and starting July 1, 2028, families receiving public assistance would be allowed to keep $100 (for one child) or $200 (for two or more children) of their monthly collected child support rather than having the full amount go to the state. The office would be required to suspend the driver's license of a parent who falls at least $35,000 behind on child support and has missed a full payment for 60 days, in addition to existing license suspension authority for general delinquency. The bill also requires the office's director to hold public feedback meetings twice a year for both support payers and recipients and report that feedback to a legislative committee annually through 2029, and it adds information to the state's Online Court Assistance Program about how self-represented individuals can access relevant court records from other cases.