child support
noun/ˈtʃaɪld səpɔːt/
/ˈtʃaɪld səpɔːrt/
(British English also child maintenance)
[uncountable]- money that a parent must pay regularly to help support their child, when the child is no longer living with that parent
（父母的一方向抚养其婚生子女的另一方支付的）抚养费 - After they divorced, he refused to pay child support.
他们离婚后，他拒绝支付孩子的抚养费。 - He was ordered to pay his ex-wife $1 000 in child support each month for his sons.
他被勒令每月向前妻支付 1000 美元的子女抚养费。
- After they divorced, he refused to pay child support.