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Today's Terms
Alimony
Definition:
A payment made by one spouse to another pending divorce or separation.
Child Support
Definition:
An amount of money under a court or administrative order that is due and owed by the non-custodial parent for the support of the parent's child(ren).
Age of Majority
Definition:
Attained upon one's eighteenth birthday. However, a child support order will remain in effect beyond attainment of eighteen as long as the child continuously attends an accredited high school on a full time basis, the child is determined to be mentally or physically disabled by the court, or both parents have agreed to continue support after the age of 18 and it is incorporated in a divorce decree.
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