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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Example Sentences

Hergenreter, who had become a nurse and made more than Taylor, was then ordered to pay him $118 a month in child support.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 20, 2026

Those under 18 or in further education will be eligible for child support.

From BBC • Apr. 19, 2026

Nearly all of them are people who owe child support, a civil offense "that has little to do with public security," according to the report "Smart Sampa: Transparency for whom? Transparency of what?"

From Barron's • Mar. 17, 2026

His former fiancée, Anamaria Goltes, 28, has filed a petition in California seeking child support and attorney fees from Doncic.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 11, 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