Legal Dictionary: Child Support

When married parents divorce or separate, or when only one unmarried parent has custody of a child, the "non-custodial" parent (the parent with whom the child does not live) usually must pay a certain portion of his or her income as child support. Legal actions involving child support can range from obtaining a child support order to collection of unpaid child support.

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For more child support definitions, visit the Divorce and Family Law Glossary in the FindLaw Legal Dictionary.