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arrears

[uh-reerz] / əˈrɪərz /


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More than 30 parents have told BBC Your Voice they've experienced miscalculated child maintenance arrears, money wrongly taken from wages or bank accounts and lengthy court battles with the CMS.

From BBC • May 15, 2026

It took until 2023 for the CMS to accept the arrears should never have been carried over.

From BBC • May 15, 2026

The $430,000 home in Woburn now has more than $500,000 outstanding on the mortgage, including the arrears.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 3, 2026

The arrears will eventually have to be settled—they are added to the mortgage balance in a junior lien that is repaid once the loan matures, is refinanced or the home is sold.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 3, 2026

The pews were decrepit, the bills were once so in arrears the electricity was nearly turned off, and the padre hadn’t installed air-conditioning, despite summer temperatures that reach 120 degrees.

From "Enrique's Journey" by Sonia Nazario




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