There were $20.2 billion in child support payments made in cash in 2021 (the latest data available by the U.S. Census Bureau). The average cash amount for child support per month was $441.

NC health department invests $3M to expand child support program The initiative, which provides home-based clinical therapy for young children and their caregivers, aims to prevent child ...

A Jan. 20 Instagram post (direct link, archive link) warns of a major change to tax law for people with children. "Donald Trump says that a woman who receives child support from a man can no ...

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U.S. President Donald Trump has not laid out a new law banning parents who receive child support payments from claiming child tax benefits, contrary to social media posts.

For parents who are separated or divorced and still have minor children living at home, the entitlement to the credit can be complex, as it will depend on whether child support is being paid and to ...

Britney Spears will continue paying child support to her ex Kevin Federline for their youngest son, Jayden James, even though he turned 18 Thursday. Sources told TMZ that the “Womanizer ...

According to Ford, the cost for a year of NC Pre-K, the state-run program for the lowest-income children, is $11,330, but the state funding for it is $5,450 - less than half of the actual cost ...

A North Carolina Court of Appeals ruled Tuesday that someone acting as a parent cannot be required to pay child support in the state without being the actual parent or without signing a formal ...

Child support laws could drastically change for parents as the nation continues to navigate a post-Roe America. On Tuesday, the Republican-led Kentucky Senate voted overwhelmingly in a 36-2 vote ...