Child support is based on the policy that both parents are obliged to financially support their children, even when the children are not living … See more

While the issues of child support and visitation or contact may be decided in the same divorce or paternity settlement, in most jurisdictions the two rights and obligations are … See more

Child-support laws and regulations vary around the world. Legal intervention is not mandatory: some parents have informal or voluntary agreements or arrangements that do not involve the courts, where financial child support and/or other expenses are … See more

Implementation flaws and side effects
In jurisdictions where child support is reduced or partially reduced when care is provided by both … See more

Most international and national child-support regulations recognize that every parent has an obligation to support their child. Under this obligation, both parents are expected to share the responsibility for their child(ren)'s expenses. What differs between … See more

"Deadbeat" parents
With respect to child support obligations, a deadbeat parent is one who has refused to provide child support … See more

• Aliment
• Child custody
• Costs of raising a child
• Debtor's prison
• Filial responsibility laws, payments from adult children are made to impoverished parents or their … See more