The ongoing obligation for a periodic payment made directly or indirectly by an obligor, usually the noncustodial parent, to an obligee, usually the custodial parent or other guardian, for the financial care and support of children of a relationship or marriage that has been terminated, or which never existed
Support ordered to be paid by one parent to the other for the children, in an amount based upon a statutorily imposed schedule, until the children reach age eighteen or graduate from high school, whichever occurs last (with a few exceptions)
Payments made to support a minor child following a divorce or separation Child support payments are taxable to the payor, not the recipient
1 The amount of money the court requires one spouse to pay to the other who has custody of the children born of the marriage It may be imposed by the court with or without an award of alimony
– Payments made by one parent to the other who has custody of their child(ren) when the parents are separated A payment that is specifically designated as child support under a divorce or separation instrument is not alimony Child support payments are neither deductible by the payer nor taxable to the recipient Back to Top
- a form of child maintenance which is administered by a special government agency, not the courts, the amount of which is decided by applying a formula to the family situation
Money paid by one former spouse to another to cover the cost of raising children These payments are neither tax-deductible for the person who pays them nor taxable income for the one who receives them
Amount payable to a custodial parent, often by court order, by a non-custodial parent on behalf of a minor child or children Support payments generally are not taxable income to the recipient or deductible by the payor
(sometimes referred to as Child Maintenance) Financial support provided by a non-resident, non-custodial parent for the support of a child
A Government-introduced system for the calculation of child support based on an algebraic formula as administered by the Child Support Agency FAMILY
court-ordered support paid by one spouse to the other who has custody of the children after the parents are separated
Reform - The new Child Support scheme which will come into effect for new cases from 3 March 2003 Existing cases will transfer to the new scheme when the Government is sure the arrangements for new cases are working well We will write to you to explain when your child support maintenance will change and what this means for you Until then your present child support maintenance will stay the same
A court ordered or administratively-ordered monetary amount to be paid by an obligor
Payment of money for a child in a divorce, paternity, or family support act proceeding Support includes health care, and may include educational and child care expenses
maintenance money that someone pays regularly to their former wife or husband in order to support their children
Financial support paid by a parent to help support a child or children of whom they do not have custody Child support can be entered into voluntarily or ordered by a court or a properly empowered administrative agency, depending on each States laws