child support

American  

noun

1. money paid for the care of one's minor child, especially payments to a divorced spouse or a guardian under a decree of divorce.

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Example Sentences

Jimenez opened a family law practice in Palmdale more than two decades ago, handling divorce, custody, spousal and child support, workers’ compensation, personal injury and other civil matters.

From Los Angeles Times • May 1, 2026

The court also ordered that Taylor pay her nearly $30,000 for back child support for the years following their separation, an amount an appellate court later reduced.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 20, 2026

Those under 18 or in further education will be eligible for child support.

From BBC • Apr. 19, 2026

Nearly all of them are people who owe child support, a civil offense "that has little to do with public security," according to the report "Smart Sampa: Transparency for whom? Transparency of what?"

From Barron's • Mar. 17, 2026

At that point, LaTonya was two, Alfred was six, and Cheetah had never paid child support.

From "The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks" by Rebecca Skloot