Arrears & Back Child Support

Arrears in child support refer to unpaid amounts that a parent owes due to not making timely payments. If a parent falls behind on their child support obligations, those missed payments accumulate as arrears. Back child support specifically means the total arrears that have built up over a period when the parent did not pay what they were required to. Both terms highlight the importance of fulfilling financial responsibilities to support a child's well-being, and failure to pay can have legal consequences and affect the child’s quality of life.