child maintenance
noun/ˌtʃaɪld ˈmeɪntənəns/
/ˌtʃaɪld ˈmeɪntənəns/
(British English) (also child support British and North American English)
[uncountable]- money that a parent must pay regularly to help support their child, when the child is no longer living with that parentTopics Moneyc2
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