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

Former spouses who no longer want to be parents could also find themselves obligated to pay child support, Cahn said.

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Court documents reveal that Spelling, 52, checked boxes requesting child support and spousal support “should be ordered” pending the judge’s approval.

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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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