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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And any refund amount for 2020 would be applied to amounts still owed to the IRS or a state tax agency and can be used to offset unpaid child support or other past due federal debts, such as student loans.
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Detroit Free Press, 11 Apr. 2024
Jeff did not make any requests concerning child support in his response.
—Charmaine Patterson, Peoplemag, 4 Apr. 2024
Her dad legally changed his name to avoid paying child support.
—Erin Osmon, Los Angeles Times, 2 Apr. 2024
Lawmakers are also poised to vote this week on legislation requiring child support for unborn children.
—Katie Bernard, Kansas City Star, 26 Mar. 2024
The case was finalized two years later, with the singer agreeing to pay her ex-husband monthly child support of $45,601 for their two children, plus a one-time payment of just over $1.3 million.
—Bill Donahue, Billboard, 14 Mar. 2024
The story lacks the moral outrage of a father who refuses to pay child support.
—Shannon Carpenter, CNN, 5 Mar. 2024
At the same time, nonresident parents with child support orders could claim a new credit.
—Howard Gleckman, Forbes, 29 Feb. 2024
Other court records show he was currently being sued by child-welfare officials for failure to pay child support for his now-4-year-old daughter.
—Ethan Baron, The Mercury News, 22 Feb. 2024
Detroit Free Press, 11 Apr. 2024
Jeff did not make any requests concerning child support in his response.
—Charmaine Patterson, Peoplemag, 4 Apr. 2024
Her dad legally changed his name to avoid paying child support.
—Erin Osmon, Los Angeles Times, 2 Apr. 2024
Lawmakers are also poised to vote this week on legislation requiring child support for unborn children.
—Katie Bernard, Kansas City Star, 26 Mar. 2024
The case was finalized two years later, with the singer agreeing to pay her ex-husband monthly child support of $45,601 for their two children, plus a one-time payment of just over $1.3 million.
—Bill Donahue, Billboard, 14 Mar. 2024
The story lacks the moral outrage of a father who refuses to pay child support.
—Shannon Carpenter, CNN, 5 Mar. 2024
At the same time, nonresident parents with child support orders could claim a new credit.
—Howard Gleckman, Forbes, 29 Feb. 2024
Other court records show he was currently being sued by child-welfare officials for failure to pay child support for his now-4-year-old daughter.
—Ethan Baron, The Mercury News, 22 Feb. 2024
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“Child support.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/child%20support. Accessed 23 Apr. 2024.
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