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1
Legal theory
2
Child support vs. contact
3
Use of child support payments
4
Obtaining child support
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4.1
Court procedures
4.2
Calculating the amount
4.3
Change of circumstances
4.4
Distribution and payment
4.5
Duration of support orders
5
Compliance and enforcement issues
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5.1
"Deadbeat" parents
5.2
Enforcement
6
Laws in specific jurisdictions
7
Criticism
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7.1
Implementation flaws and side effects
7.2
A man's right to choose
8
See also
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References
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From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
(Redirected from
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)
Not to be confused with
Child benefit
.
For other uses, see
Child support (disambiguation)
.
Ongoing, periodic payment made by a parent for the financial benefit of a child
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