### Question
How is the term support obligation defined?


### Answer
The term **support obligation** is defined in *18 U.S.C. § 228* as the following:

> any amount determined under a court order or an order of an administrative process pursuant to the law of a State or of an Indian tribe to be due from a person for the support and maintenance of a child or of a child and the parent with whom the child is living

#### Citation:
  - *18 U.S.C. § 228*
  - Heading: **PART I-CRIMES > CHAPTER 11A-CHILD SUPPORT**

