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Who pays child support and why?

Updated: 8/18/2019
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In the US, parents are legally responsible for their children to at least age 18 and sometimes much longer, depending on the laws of the State in which the child resides and whether the child is severely handicapped. Absent parents may be ordered to pay support.

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no


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Is a father's rights terminated if he pays child support?

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Di single parents required to pay child support?

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