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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If child support and alimony are at play, the most important first step is to figure out what all the costs associated with household dependents are.
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Cicely Jones, Forbes.com, 30 May 2025
Lawmakers recently passed a bill requiring child support payments from the day of conception.
—Katrina Michalak, Kansas City Star, 28 May 2025
That led to Jackson finding out about his ex-partner’s child support pursuit while in his new state—and at his place of work.
—Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 28 May 2025
Ziegler says the debate could open up an array of new legal questions for areas like in-vitro fertilization, the census or child support.
—Sam Gringlas, NPR, 21 May 2025
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Cicely Jones, Forbes.com, 30 May 2025
Lawmakers recently passed a bill requiring child support payments from the day of conception.
—Katrina Michalak, Kansas City Star, 28 May 2025
That led to Jackson finding out about his ex-partner’s child support pursuit while in his new state—and at his place of work.
—Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 28 May 2025
Ziegler says the debate could open up an array of new legal questions for areas like in-vitro fertilization, the census or child support.
—Sam Gringlas, NPR, 21 May 2025
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“Child support.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/child%20support. Accessed 4 Jun. 2025.
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