Glossary of Child Support Terms
Child support laws vary in the United States. We provide legal definitions for terms used in court-ordered support payment documents, custody and visitation and other divorce paperwork.
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- tax intercept
- The process by which a child Support judgment debtor's federal and state income tax refunds are diverted to pay a Support arrearage
- Temporary Assistance to Needy Families (
- Financial Support in the form of a cash grant, given to a family with children in need of financial help. The grant is offered because the head of the family or custodial parent is not employed and not receiving child Support or assistance from the non-custodial parent. Formerly called AFDC - Aid to Families with Dependents. TANF does not include Medicaid, food stamps or WIC benefits. These must be applied for separately.
- temporary custody
- A spouse's right to have parenting time with his or her child. It includes extended stays and overnights.
- temporary order
- A written decision of a court requiring that someone do something (like pay child Support) or not do something until a final order is issued
- temporary restraining order
- An order of the court prohibiting a party from acting-for example, threatening, harassing, or physically abusing the other spouse and/or the children; selling personal property; taking money out of accounts; denying the other spouse a motor vehicle
- termination of parental rights
- Sometimes referred to as relinquishment of parental rights; the court-ordered end of a parent/child relationship, often as a prelude to an adoption and sometimes ending the obligation of the non-custodial parent to pay child Support. Termination is different than relinquishment; termination is involuntary, relinquishment is voluntary.
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