Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Hungarian term or phrase:
gyerektartás
English translation:
child support [USA]
Hungarian term
gyerektartás
One translation of this term I found on this site is 'maintenance', but does that apply here as well?
Context:
[iratjegyzek]
Munkaköri leírások
Állományi listák
Munkaügyi Bíróság iratai ( 2007 )
Letiltások ( 2002-2007 )
Gyerektartás összesítők ( 2003-2006 )
Munkaügyi vegyes iratok ( 2001-2007 )
Jilt
| 4 +4 | child support [USA] |
Katalin Horváth McClure
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| 5 | maintenance |
Gizella Katalin Abrudan
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| 4 -3 | alimony |
Katalin Racz
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Sep 14, 2012 13:46: Katalin Horváth McClure changed "Field" from "Other" to "Law/Patents" , "Field (specific)" from "Other" to "Law (general)" , "Field (write-in)" from "Munkaügyek" to "Document management"
Sep 14, 2012 13:48: Katalin Horváth McClure changed "Field (specific)" from "Law (general)" to "Human Resources"
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Proposed translations
United States
Expert: high-tech, software, engineering
Native in: Hungarian 
Works in: English to Hungarian, Japanese to English, Hungarian to English, and 3 more.
child support [USA]
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valderby
2 hrs
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| agree |
Ildiko Santana
3 hrs
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| agree |
hollowman2
7 hrs
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| agree |
Ted Toghia
1 day 18 hrs
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United Kingdom
Literary translator
Native in: Hungarian
Works in: English to Hungarian, Hungarian to English
maintenance
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Note added at 20 mins (2012-09-13 09:39:28 GMT)
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"child maintenance" is best, but perhaps that was clear to you already. :-)
alimony
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Katalin Horváth McClure
: Please read the first paragraph of the Wikipedia article you quoted, also the paragraph under "Child Support", it starts with: "Alimony is not child support".//Alimony is for the spouse, in Hungarian "házastársi tartásdíj", different from "gyerektartás".
3 hrs
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But in this case the child maintenance is not correct either as the article says maintenance = alimony in US. I think if you say "gyerektartás" it means the money the husband pays to his exwife.
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| disagree |
valderby
: Alimony is spousal support.
3 hrs
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Ted Toghia
: This is paid tothe spouse monthly upon a divorce. The amount is usually set by a judge.
1 day 19 hrs
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Discussion
Do you need USA or UK English?