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In family law, Child Support (or “child maintenance”) is an ongoing, periodic payment made by a parent for the financial benefit of a child following a divorce and the end of a marriage.

Child maintenance is paid directly or indirectly by one parent to another for the care and support of children of  a relationship that has been dissolved. Often the payee is a non-custodial parent. The recipient is typically a custodial parent, a caregiver, a guardian, or even the state.

Depending on the jurisdiction, a custodial parent may pay child support to a non-custodial parent. Typically one has the same duty to pay child support irrespective of gender, so a mother is required to pay support to a father just as a father must pay a mother.

Where there is joint custody, the child is considered to have two custodial parents and no non-custodial parents, and a custodial parent with a higher income may be required to pay the other custodial parent .

In family law, child support is often arranged as part of a divorce, marital separation, dissolution of marriage, annulment, determination of parentage or dissolution of a civil union and may supplement alimony (spousal support) arrangements.

  • About J. Michael Gallagher

    J Michael Gallagher Divorce lawyerJ. Michael Gallagher is a former Assistant Attorney General with the State of Washington and has operated his private practice since 1984. He is a member of the Washington State Bar Association, the Georgia State Bar Association, and the Federal Bar for the United States District Court Western District of Washington, 9th Circuit Court Appeals and the United States Supreme Court.
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