Court Order Expense: A Court Order Expense is a judgment made by a court, under which a Household Member is obligated to pay Child Support, Cost of Care, or Alimony Payments.

Example

John Smith is divorced from his former spouse Linda Smith. John and Linda Smith are no longer residing in the same household. John and Linda Smith have a dependent child who resides with Linda Smith. As part of their divorce settlement, John Smith has been ordered by a court to make support payments in respect of his dependent child and ex-wife. A case worker creates a Child Support Expense record for John Smith with details of his dependent child and the payment being made to Linda Smith. A case worker creates an Alimony Expense for John Smith with details of the payment being made to Linda Smith. A case worker creates a Court Order Expense record for each payment that John Smith has been ordered to make.