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child support

noun
money paid, generally following the separation of a child's parents, by the parent who no longer has custody of the child to the parent who has custodyA man who donated sperm to a lesbian couple told of his anger at being made to pay child support for their two children.
Synonyms and Other Spellings
  • child maintenance
  • child support maintenance
  • child alimony


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