Child support
Child Support
Child support (pronunciation: /ˈtʃaɪld səˈpɔːrt/) is a legal obligation, typically on a non-custodial parent, to provide financial assistance for the upbringing of their child or children.
Etymology
The term "child support" is derived from the English words "child", meaning a young human being below the age of puberty or below the legal age of majority, and "support", meaning to bear all or part of the weight of; hold up.
Definition
Child support is a periodic payment made by a parent for the financial benefit of a child following the end of a marriage or other relationship. Child support is usually ordered by a court and may be part of a divorce or separation agreement, or it may be a standalone agreement between the parents.
Related Terms
- Custodial parent: The parent with whom the child lives most of the time.
- Non-custodial parent: The parent who does not have primary care, custody, or control of the child, but has the obligation to pay child support.
- Paternity: The state or condition of being a father.
- Alimony: A husband's or wife's court-ordered provision for a spouse after separation or divorce.
- Family law: An area of the law that deals with family matters and domestic relations, including child support and custody issues.
Legal Aspects
In most jurisdictions, child support is determined by the number of children and the income of the parents. The amount of child support may be set on a case-by-case basis or by a formula estimating the amount thought that parents should pay to financially support their children.
Child support may be ordered to be paid by one parent to another when one is a non-custodial parent and the other is a custodial parent. The obligation to pay child support is considered to be independent of any other rights or responsibilities of the parents, such as visitation rights.
External links
- Medical encyclopedia article on Child support
- Wikipedia's article - Child support
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