Legal Terms Glossary

As a single parent, you should be familiar with the following legal terms related to family law and child support enforcement:

-A-

Accrual

Affidavit

Arrearage

Automated Administrative Enforcement

-B-

Bird's Nest Custody

-C-

Child Support

Custodial Parent

-D-

Deadbeat Parent

Deadbeat Parents Punishment Act of 1998

-G-

Guardian Ad Litem

-I-

In Arrears

-L-

Legal Custody

-N-

Non-custodial Parent

-O-

Obligor

Office of Child Support Enforcement (OCSE)

-P-

Physical Custody

Presumption of Paternity

-S-

Single Parent

Single Parent Family

Sole Custody

Split Custody

-T-

Title IV-D

Title IV-D Agency

Title IV-D Recipient