How to Use child support in a Sentence

child support

noun
  • Dave will be on the hook for child support to both of you.
    — Wendy Hickey, Boston Herald, 15 Mar. 2026
  • Rachel filed for child support when their son was six months old.
    — Sean Williams, Rolling Stone, 2 Oct. 2023
  • But most men can be sued in a court of law for child support.
    — Glamour, 13 May 2022
  • The tester replied that the client had a felony from years ago for child support.
    — Jc Reindl, Detroit Free Press, 23 Oct. 2024
  • No more abuse, but also no more child support.
    — Ted Koppel, CBS News, 16 Nov. 2025
  • There will also be no child support.
    — Hannah Sacks, PEOPLE, 14 Nov. 2025
  • She was ordered to pay him child support, court records show.
    — Daniella Silva, NBC News, 17 June 2022
  • At this time, no child support agreement has been put in place.
    — Angel Saunders, Peoplemag, 10 Jan. 2024
  • Zero child support of any kind.
    — Natalia Senanayake, PEOPLE, 4 May 2026
  • Is Harbour on the hook for child support?
    — Victoria Bekiempis, Vulture, 12 Nov. 2025
  • Her dad legally changed his name to avoid paying child support.
    — Erin Osmon, Los Angeles Times, 2 Apr. 2024
  • Our agreement does not require him to pay child support.
    — Wendy Hickey, Boston Herald, 22 Mar. 2026
  • And his former mistress won't back down in a fight over child support.
    — Tresa Baldas, Detroit Free Press, 22 May 2018
  • His ex-wife is fighting him for child support for their two daughters.
    — CBS News, 28 Mar. 2018
  • Details around spousal and child support take months and sometimes years to get ironed out.
    — Louise Rafkin, New York Times, 19 Jan. 2022
  • What about the rights of men who claim they’re being squeezed by women for child support?
    — Zoe Beaty, refinery29.com, 31 Jan. 2022
  • What happens with custody or child support if the baby hasn’t been born yet?
    — Tiffani Jackson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 25 Sep. 2025
  • The amount of child support agreed upon was redacted from the court filing.
    — Xerxes Wilson, USA TODAY, 26 July 2023
  • Zverev also pays child support, per The Times.
    — Emy Lacroix, PEOPLE, 5 June 2026
  • The feds wanted to make sure the child support payments kept flowing.
    — George Skelton, Los Angeles Times, 14 Mar. 2022
  • But that happens rarely, and usually if the child support seems to be skewed.
    — Steve Helling, Peoplemag, 28 Oct. 2022
  • The child’s mother is entitled to child support from your son and should seek it.
    — New York Times, 29 Dec. 2020
  • Her child support payments from Pitt will come to an end, Froelich said.
    — Martha Ross, Mercury News, 13 May 2026
  • Lawyers say Dance’s income was enough to make his child support payments.
    — Liz Bowie, baltimoresun.com, 18 Apr. 2018
  • In other words, a prenup won’t cover custody or child support.
    — Victoria Bekiempis, Vulture, 12 Nov. 2025
  • His wife had been fighting him for child support payments for their two daughters for the last five years.
    — Ryan Gaydos, Fox News, 28 Mar. 2018
  • The man had argued with the 40-year-old mother of his child about child support.
    — cleveland, 11 Oct. 2019
  • Dwight Jones was ordered to pay $550 per month in child support.
    — Michael Kiefer, azcentral, 4 June 2018
  • Karrie claimed her father wanted to have custody of the girl and not pay child support.
    — Harriet Sokmensuer, PEOPLE.com, 9 Mar. 2018
  • Wolfe was ordered in April to pay more than $900 a month in child support.
    — oregonlive.com, 21 June 2019

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