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child support

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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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According to court documents that were filed earlier this year and reviewed by TMZ, Love allegedly owes Tiffany Lee $250,000 in child support.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 18, 2026

My parents’ breakup put enormous financial strain on the family when my father stopped paying child support.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 26, 2026

‘I’m already feeling anxious’: My ex-husband offered to give me a $30,000 lump sum for child support.

From MarketWatch • May 20, 2026

Thousands of parents owing more than $100,000 in child support who started losing their passports on Friday under a new State Department effort to enforce a 1996 law.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 13, 2026

Partway through the hearing, Terryl remembers, the judge asked Kathie: “Does the biological father pay child support for the minor daughter?”

From "A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age" by Matt Richtel

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