child support
Americannoun
Example Sentences
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The legislation would not alter child support, as California law allows payments to continue even when a parent has lost custody or visitation.
From Los Angeles Times • May 29, 2026
My parents’ breakup put enormous financial strain on the family when my father stopped paying child support.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 26, 2026
‘I’m already feeling anxious’: My ex-husband offered to give me a $30,000 lump sum for child support.
From MarketWatch • May 20, 2026
Thousands of parents owing more than $100,000 in child support who started losing their passports on Friday under a new State Department effort to enforce a 1996 law.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 13, 2026
“The IRS would have taken his tax return for child support if he’d filed and, if he had a job, the state would have garnished his wages.”
From "We Are the Ants" by Shaun David Hutchinson
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