obligor
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8.2
- noun
- /ˈɑːblɪɡɔːr/
- Formal
:
obligado
- If the family court finds the obligor in contempt, the court can order the defendant incarcerated for up to one year unless he meets the required purge payment.
- a secondary obligor
Examples
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CSEAs would have discretion to decide whether or not to file a notice requesting that the county recorder discharge the lien on an obligor's real or personal property in cases where a new income withholding notice or support order has been issued to collect accrued arrears.
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This change should benefit low-income obligors who experience a drastic decline in income sometime after the termination of their current child support obligation and before the liquidation of the entire arrearage.
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But in addition to financial information, the form solicited information about the obligor's drug use.
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Section 9-615 creates a new rule for foreclosure sales to the secured party itself, a related party, or a secondary obligor.
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In Miller v. Deal, the Georgia Supreme Court considered a class action challenging the state's child support practices, which frequently pit state lawyers against unrepresented obligors.
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Moreover, according to the other co-chair, the state's judges show patience with obligors and have "a tendency to suspend any jail time or just give them a weekend."
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Therefore, if the obligor or obligee appeals the administrative child support order to the juvenile court and the administrative order is upheld, the order will be in effect retroactive to the date of the CSEA's administrative hearing.
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For example, if the child turns 18, thereby terminating the current child support obligation, and the obligor later becomes disabled and his only income is SSD benefits, he could ask the court or CSEA to lower his arrearage-only payments because of his drastically changed circumstances.
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An obligor must fulfill their financial responsibilities as stated in the contract.
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The court determined that the obligor was in breach of the agreement due to non-payment.
Synonyms
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2.1
A person or company that gives money to get goods and services
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7.0
A person or organization that gives money to settle a bill
A person or organization that receives an agreement and must do what it says
Antonyms
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
The word obligor comes from the Latin verb obligare, which means 'to bind', and is related to English words like oblige and obligation. So an obligor is someone 'bound' by a contract to pay or to do something.