support order

support order. A court decree requiring a party (esp. one in a divorce or paternity proceeding) to make payments to maintain a child or spouse, including medical, dental, and educational expenses. [Cases: Child Custody 1–992; Divorce 208, 230. C.J.S. Divorce §§ 315, 320–331, 336–339, 369, 394–400, 422–426, 481–487; Parent and Child §§ 55–155, 157, 203, 321–325, 377.]

foreign support order. An out-of-state support order. [Cases: Child Custody 500–531; Divorce 388. C.J.S. Divorce § 809; Parent and Child §§ 122–128, 130–135, 139.]

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