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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Brown was arrested again in 2023 over allegations of unpaid child support.
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Ryan Morik, FOXNews.com, 7 Nov. 2025
The Beverly Hills, 90210 actress requested spousal and child support.
—Wesley Stenzel, Entertainment Weekly, 4 Nov. 2025
The divorce was finalized in February 2019, and ordered McCrary to pay $1,366 per month in child support ($916 as a base amount, plus $415 in child-care costs), according to documents obtained by PEOPLE at the time.
—Liza Esquibias, PEOPLE, 29 Oct. 2025
Bernad also wants the singer to submit to random drug testing and pay him $77,000 per month in child support.
—Rachel Scharf, Billboard, 28 Oct. 2025
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Ryan Morik, FOXNews.com, 7 Nov. 2025
The Beverly Hills, 90210 actress requested spousal and child support.
—Wesley Stenzel, Entertainment Weekly, 4 Nov. 2025
The divorce was finalized in February 2019, and ordered McCrary to pay $1,366 per month in child support ($916 as a base amount, plus $415 in child-care costs), according to documents obtained by PEOPLE at the time.
—Liza Esquibias, PEOPLE, 29 Oct. 2025
Bernad also wants the singer to submit to random drug testing and pay him $77,000 per month in child support.
—Rachel Scharf, Billboard, 28 Oct. 2025
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“Child support.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/child%20support. Accessed 10 Nov. 2025.
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