nonsupport

nonsupport. Family law. The failure to support a person for whom one is legally obliged to provide, such as a child, spouse, or other dependent. • Nonsupport is a crime in most states. — Also termed criminal nonsupport; criminal neglect of family; abandonment of minor children; abandonment of children. Cf. SUPPORT. [Cases: Child Support 652.]

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