child support

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.

Example Sentences

The Ministry of Defence told the BBC that "while paternity claims against UK Service Personnel are a private life issue, the government cooperates with local child support authorities where there are claims relating to paternity".

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The estranged spouses also signed a “Marital Dissolution Agreement” that includes a parenting plan, child support worksheet and a “Parenting Seminar Order,” according to TMZ, which broke the divorce news.

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She later claimed to have his baby and demanded child support of more than seven million baht, they added.

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That changed in 2022, he said, when the couple started having disagreements over finances, child support, schools and properties.

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Writing in the Daily Mail, Badenoch says both leaders believe in getting struggling taxpayers to "fund unlimited child support for others".

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