child support

noun

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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Price is every bit as angry about child-support inequality as Hembling, but the difference between the two is important.
The Masculine Mystique
R. Tod Kelly
October 20, 2013
According to the book, Jodie was conceived after the couple split and their mother went to Lucius for child-support money.
Jodie Foster's Father Found Guilty California Housing Scam
Christine Pelisek
December 7, 2011