My question involves child support in the State of: The state is not important because we are talking about the definition of the words " Child Support ". As I have read and understand it, Child Support, " Is the non-custodial parents ongoing obligation of monthly payments for the purpose of support or maintenance for his children. So once his children have become adults and they are no-longer receiving any type of support or maintenance from payments being made by the non-custodial parent to the state. How can the debt to the state still carry the definition of " Child Support ". The debt should change from Child Support to a normal civil debt. Every definition I have found for the meaning of Child Support suggest that the money being paid, in some way is going to the support of children. If money being paid is no longer, partly or in whole providing support to children then it is no longer or can no longer be called " Child Support ". Please, if someone can answer this for me it would be appreciated.