child support
noun
: payment for the support of the children of divorced or separated parents while the children are minors or as otherwise legally required compare alimony
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Your wife does not get to elect which father is more qualified based on income levels and ability to maximize child support.
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Wendy Hickey, Boston Herald, 23 Mar. 2025
He was however required to pay child support for 18 years.
—Caitlin Danaher, CNN, 22 Mar. 2025
What To Know House Bill 2062 would change the point at which child support is mandatory.
—Mark Davis, Newsweek, 14 Mar. 2025
The New York Times: Inside the chaos at the VA.
HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES: HHS has granted DOGE access to a sensitive child support database with troves of income data, overriding the objections of career employees.
—Alexis Simendinger, The Hill, 10 Mar. 2025
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Wendy Hickey, Boston Herald, 23 Mar. 2025
He was however required to pay child support for 18 years.
—Caitlin Danaher, CNN, 22 Mar. 2025
What To Know House Bill 2062 would change the point at which child support is mandatory.
—Mark Davis, Newsweek, 14 Mar. 2025
The New York Times: Inside the chaos at the VA.
HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES: HHS has granted DOGE access to a sensitive child support database with troves of income data, overriding the objections of career employees.
—Alexis Simendinger, The Hill, 10 Mar. 2025
See All Example Sentences for child support
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“Child support.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/child%20support. Accessed 9 Apr. 2025.
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