A single maintenance order that combines spousal maintenance and child maintenance into one total payment, rather than separating the two. The amount is reduced by anything the paying parent pays to the CMS, so the figures are not double-counted.
In Plain English
A single court order that combines spousal and child maintenance into one total monthly payment. It prevents you from paying for the same thing twice through different systems.
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