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noun
- 1. court-ordered payments, typically made by a noncustodial divorced parent, to support one's minor child or children.
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Ongoing, periodic payment made by a parent for the financial benefit of a child following the end of a marriage or relationship
Child support is an ongoing, periodic payment made by a parent for the financial benefit of a child following the end of a marriage or other similar relationship. Child maintenance is paid directly or indirectly by an obligor to an obligee for the care and support of children of a relationship that has been terminated, or in some cases never existed. Often the obligor is a non-custodial parent. Th... Wikipedia