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  2. Child support in the United States - Wikipedia

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    Child support in the United States. In the United States, child support is the ongoing obligation for a periodic payment made directly or indirectly by an "obligor" (or paying parent or payer) to an "obligee" (or receiving party or recipient) for the financial care and support of children of a relationship or a (possibly terminated) marriage.

  3. Sukanya Samriddhi Account - Wikipedia

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    India. Launched. 22 January 2015; 9 years ago. ( 2015-01-22) Status. Active. Sukanya Samriddhi Account ( Girl Child Prosperity Account) is a Government of India backed saving scheme targeted at the parents of girl children. The scheme encourages parents to build a fund for the future education of their female child.

  4. Child tax credit (United States) - Wikipedia

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    e. The United States federal child tax credit (CTC) is a partially-refundable [a] tax credit for parents with dependent children. It provides $2,000 in tax relief per qualifying child, with up to $1,400 of that refundable (subject to a refundability threshold, phase-in and phase-out [b] ). In 2021, following the passage of the American Rescue ...

  5. Child support - Wikipedia

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    e. Child support (or child maintenance) is an ongoing, periodic payment made by a parent for the financial benefit of a child (or parent, caregiver, guardian) following the end of a marriage or other similar relationship. Child maintenance is paid directly or indirectly by an obligor to an obligee for the care and support of children of a ...

  6. Child protective services - Wikipedia

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    Child protective services (CPS) is the name of an agency in many U.S. states responsible for providing child protection, which includes responding to reports of child abuse or neglect. Some states use other names, often attempting to reflect more family-centered (as opposed to child-centered) practices, such as department of children and family ...

  7. Office of Child Support Enforcement - Wikipedia

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    The Office of Child Support Enforcement ( OCSE) is a United States government office responsible for overseeing the U.S. child support program. Child support is the obligation on parents to provide financial support for their children. OCSE was established with the Federal Government’s enactment of Child Support Enforcement and Paternity ...

  8. Baby bonus - Wikipedia

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    The Child Development Account (CDA) now has two components. Since 24 March 2016, a First Step Grant of up to $3,000 is credited by the Singapore government to each child once a CDA account is opened. The government contributes a dollar for a dollar matching the amount of savings that parents contribute to their child's savings in the CDA with ...

  9. Administration for Children and Families - Wikipedia

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    www .acf .hhs .gov. The Administration for Children and Families ( ACF) is a division of the United States Department of Health and Human Services (HHS). It is headed by the Assistant Secretary of Health and Human Services for Children and Families. [1] It has a $49 billion budget for 60 programs that target children, youth and families. [2]