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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According to documents obtained by PEOPLE, Buffington received $2 million in a lump sum payment, another million for property settlements and $13,750 a month for child support.
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Brendan Le, People.com, 9 Apr. 2025
The pair finalized their divorce in March 2022 after going back and forth about custody of their kids, child support, and alimony.
—Paul Du Quenoy, MSNBC Newsweek, 28 Mar. 2025
Any refund amount for 2021 automatically will be applied to amounts still owed to the IRS or a state tax agency and that money may be used to offset unpaid child support or other past-due federal debts, such as student loans.
—Susan Tompor, USA Today, 28 Mar. 2025
States can also participate by asking the IRS to intercept or offset federal tax refunds for state tax obligations or money owed to state agencies—this includes the authority of the state's child support enforcement office to collect on outstanding child support debts.
—Kelly Phillips Erb, Forbes, 21 Mar. 2025
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Brendan Le, People.com, 9 Apr. 2025
The pair finalized their divorce in March 2022 after going back and forth about custody of their kids, child support, and alimony.
—Paul Du Quenoy, MSNBC Newsweek, 28 Mar. 2025
Any refund amount for 2021 automatically will be applied to amounts still owed to the IRS or a state tax agency and that money may be used to offset unpaid child support or other past-due federal debts, such as student loans.
—Susan Tompor, USA Today, 28 Mar. 2025
States can also participate by asking the IRS to intercept or offset federal tax refunds for state tax obligations or money owed to state agencies—this includes the authority of the state's child support enforcement office to collect on outstanding child support debts.
—Kelly Phillips Erb, Forbes, 21 Mar. 2025
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“Child support.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/child%20support. Accessed 16 Apr. 2025.
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