child support
US /ˈtʃaɪld səˌpɔːrt/
UK /ˈtʃaɪld səˌpɔːrt/
1.
financial support that a parent is required by law to pay to the parent who has custody of their child or children
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He pays child support every month for his two children.
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The court ordered him to pay child support until the children turn 18.