Physical Custody		the legal acknowledgment of the parental relationship between a father and his child.
Custodial Parent		legal terms which are sometimes used to describe the legal and practical relationship between a parent and his or her child, such as the right of the parent to make decisions for the child, and the parent's duty to care for the child.
Joint Physical Custody		a federal law created by the United States government in 1988.
Obligation		freeing a minor child from the control of parents and allowing the minor to live on his/her own or under the control of others.
Emancipation		money not paid when due, usually the sum of a series of unpaid amounts, such as rent, installments on an account or promissory note, or monthly child support. Sometimes these are called "arrearages."
Arrears		a gift made by a person to one of his or her children or heirs (a presumptive heir since an heir is only determined on the date of death) in anticipation of a gift from the still-living parent's potential estate as an advance on one's inheritance.
Legal Custody		to intentionally and permanently give up, surrender, leave, desert or relinquish all interest or ownership in property, a home or other premises, a right of way, and even a spouse, family, or children.
Abandon		child shall reside with and be under the supervision of one parent, subject to the power of the court to order visitation.
Financial Statement		a change in an existing court order or judgment made necessary by a change in circumstances since the order or judgment was made or to cure an error.
Child-Custody Determination		are formal records of the financial activities of a business, person, or other entity.
Alimony		a parent who does not have physical and/or legal custody of his/her child by court order.
Child Support		Requirement to take some course of action, whether legal or moral.
Guardian		a court order whereby custody of a child is awarded to both parties.
Sole Physical Custody		a judgment, decree, or other order of a court providing for the legal custody, physical custody, or visitation with respect to a child.
Visitation		obligation established by divorce law in many countries that is based on the premise that both spouses have an absolute obligation to support each other during the marriage (or civil union) unless they are legally separated.
Paternity		right of a non-custodial parent to visit with their children, an official visit, usually for purposes of inspection, and the record of that visit.
Family Support Act		legal terms which are sometimes used to describe the legal and practical relationship between a parent and his or her child, such as the right of the parent to make decisions for the child, and the parent's duty to care for the child
Support Order		a person who has been appointed by a judge to take care of a minor child or incompetent adult (both called "ward") personally and/or manage that person's affairs.
Advancement		involves the day-to-day care of a child and establishes where a child will live.
Modification		is a document signed by a judge or DCSE representative that says how much an non-custodial parent must pay for child support.
Noncustodial Parent		is the ongoing obligation for a periodic payment made directly or indirectly by an ("obligor") to an ("obligee") for the financial care and support of children of a relationship or marriage that has been terminated, or in some cases never existed. Oftentimes, but not always, the obligor is a non-custodial parent. Oftentimes, but not always, the obligee is a custodial parent, caregiver or guardian, or the government. Depending on the jurisdiction, a custodial parent may pay child support to a non-custodial parent.