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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.
The Uniform Interstate Family Support Act ( UIFSA) is one of the uniform acts drafted by the National Conference of Commissioners on Uniform State Laws in the United States. First developed in 1992 [1] the NCCUSL revised the act in 1996 [2] and again in 2001 [3] with additional amendments in 2008. [4] The act limits the jurisdiction that can ...
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 ...
t. 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 ...
Bradley Amendment. In United States law, the Bradley Amendment ( 42 U.S.C. § 666 (a) (9) (c)) is an amendment intended to improve the effectiveness of child support enforcement. It is named after Senator Bill Bradley, who introduced it. The Bradley Amendment requires state courts to prohibit retroactive reduction of child support obligations.
The Hague Convention on the International Recovery of Child Support and Other Forms of Family Maintenance, also referred to as the Hague Maintenance Convention or the Hague Child Support Convention is a multilateral treaty governing the enforcement of judicial decisions regarding child support (and other forms of family support) extraterritorially.
Parents who refuse to financially support their children face quicker penalties under government plans, it has been announced. Ministers say enforcement times will be cut from six months to six weeks.
State Disbursement Unit. In the United States, a State Disbursement Unit (SDU) is a state government agency that collects and disburses child support payments from one parent to the other. States are required to establish as State Disbursement Unit by federal law, specifically Title 45 of the Code of Federal Regulations.