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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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He skipped town to avoid paying one red cent to your mother in child support, and now he’s back.

From MarketWatch

“If Joey couldn’t pay child support,” writes Mr. O’Brien, “he’d help her by going away.”

From The Wall Street Journal

One of the siblings owes quite a bit of child support, which my parents have been adamant about not paying.

From MarketWatch

“He doesn’t care about Boo! He was supposed to give my mom child support and he never did. I don’t think Boo’s ever even met him!”

From Literature

Social spending on state child support and food aid grew by 43 percent in real terms from December 2023 to December 2025, added the minister.

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