support order
Mandated financial obligation
A support order is a court-issued legal mandate requiring one person to provide financial support to another, typically for a child or former spouse.
Support orders specify payment amounts and schedules, and failure to comply can result in wage garnishment, asset seizure, or contempt charges: The judge issued a support order requiring monthly payments of $1,200.
- alimonyCourt-ordered post-divorce payments
- custodyProtective care or control
- custodial parentParent children reside with
- non-custodial parentParent without primary custody
- family courtTribunal for household legal matters
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