arrears
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One mother said she turned to food banks after the CMS failed to make her ex-partner pay child maintenance, leaving arrears of almost £10,000.
From BBC ● Aug. 17, 2026
The CMS system had added the outstanding amount, and some arrears he had been disputing, to his continuing payments to come up with the new figure.
From BBC ● Aug. 17, 2026
The first judge ruled that he was required to continue paying the alimony and also ordered him to pay the arrears.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 9, 2026
There are other outstanding questions: Can you enforce the arrears awarded in the first order?
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 9, 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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