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child support

American

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.

Example Sentences

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After her divorce, she said she relied on Temporary Assistance for Needy Families, or TANF, which provided cash assistance for necessities until she started receiving child support.

From Salon

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

From The Wall Street Journal

Partly to pay child support, O'Grady took a job as a peripatetic care officer, looking after other people's children in Camden.

From BBC

Both the spousal and child support payments were to begin on Feb. 1, 2022.

From Fox News

He didn’t have to pay for child support, and Alexandra did not have a legal father, court documents showed.

From Fox News

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