### Question
What is the definition of past due support obligation?


### Answer
The definition of **past due support obligation** is as follows in *18 U.S.C. § 228*:

> any amount—


(A) determined under a court order or an order of an administrative process pursuant to the law of a State 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**

