child support

child support

English

Noun

child support (uncountable)

1. (law) 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.

   Synonyms: child maintenance, maintenance

Translations

ongoing obligation for periodic payment

Afrikaans: papgeld Chinese: Mandarin: 子女撫養費／子女抚养费 (zǐnǚ fǔyǎngfèi) Danish: børnebidrag n Dutch: kinderalimentatie (nl) f Esperanto: alimento (eo), nutramono Finnish: elatusapu (fi), elatusmaksu (fi) French: pension alimentaire (fr) f Georgian: ალიმენტი (alimenṭi) Portuguese: pensão alimentícia f (also means alimony) Russian: алиме́нты (ru) m pl (aliménty) Swedish: föräldrapenning (sv) c Thai: ค่าอุปการะเลี้ยงดู (kâa-ùp-bpà-gaa-rá-líiang-duu) Turkish: nafaka (tr)

See also

• alimony