### Question
How does CRIMES define support obligation?


### Answer
Under *18 U.S.C. § 228*, **support obligation** is defined as:

> 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**

