Need help with Child Support?

You've come to the right place.  If you are a parent needing help getting child support, modifying an existing child support order, or collecting unpaid back child support, a child support lawyer can help.

Use FindLaw to hire a local child support lawyer to set child support obligations, enforce child support orders, and other child support issues.


Child Support Definitions

Chils Support: (n) payment made for the support of the children of divorced or separated parents while the children are minors or until they reach an age set by the separation agreement or in a court order compare alimony.

Child Support Guidelines: (n) guidelines established by statute or rule in each jurisdiction that set forth the manner in which child support must be calculated, generally based on the income of the parents and the needs of the children.

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