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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That agreement also addresses spousal support, attorney’s fees, child support and custody of the former couple’s 5-year-old daughter, Isabella, although specific details have not been made public.
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Liza Esquibias, PEOPLE, 23 Oct. 2025
Federline’s attorney, Mark Vincent Kaplan, told People magazine in September 2024 that under California law, a parent must continue paying child support until their child graduated high school.
—Stephanie Nolasco, FOXNews.com, 23 Oct. 2025
The split commenced a contentious court battle in which the former model requested $175,057 in child support payments, a $45,000 increase from a tentative payment order, during a two-day Santa Barbara court hearing in August, according to People.
—Taijuan Moorman, USA Today, 20 Oct. 2025
In 1918, Soviet women were given the right to higher education, equal pay, no-fault civil divorce, child support (including for children born out of wedlock), paid maternity leave, and access to free maternity hospitals.
—Julia Ioffe, New Yorker, 19 Oct. 2025
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Liza Esquibias, PEOPLE, 23 Oct. 2025
Federline’s attorney, Mark Vincent Kaplan, told People magazine in September 2024 that under California law, a parent must continue paying child support until their child graduated high school.
—Stephanie Nolasco, FOXNews.com, 23 Oct. 2025
The split commenced a contentious court battle in which the former model requested $175,057 in child support payments, a $45,000 increase from a tentative payment order, during a two-day Santa Barbara court hearing in August, according to People.
—Taijuan Moorman, USA Today, 20 Oct. 2025
In 1918, Soviet women were given the right to higher education, equal pay, no-fault civil divorce, child support (including for children born out of wedlock), paid maternity leave, and access to free maternity hospitals.
—Julia Ioffe, New Yorker, 19 Oct. 2025
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“Child support.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/child%20support. Accessed 2 Nov. 2025.
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