Editing Child support (section)

==="Deadbeat" parents===
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With respect to child support obligations, a ''deadbeat'' parent is one who has refused to provide child support payments or expenses.

US Governmental child support agencies typically refer to clients as being ''in compliance'', ''not in compliance'' or ''criminally non-compliant''. Compliance is judged by the paying party's performance in meeting the financial terms of the legal child support court order. In some circumstances, obligors found "not in compliance" or "criminally non-compliant" have even had their professional (e.g. doctors, lawyers, dentists, etc.) and other (e.g. driver's) licenses suspended or revoked in an effort to collect monies for support and shared expenses.

While the US has an extremely negotiable system, Canadian laws are fairly automatic and "No-Fault". Child support is determined by the number of children and the obligor's income.