The person to whom another is bound, or the person to whom a bond is given.

That person who receives the benefit of someone else's obligation; that "someone else" being the obligor. Also called a "promisee".

A person to whom money or property is owed as the result of a judgment. In child Support cases, it is the person to whom Support is owed.

The individual or state agency that is owed or is alleged to be owed support or in whose favor a support order has been issued or a judgment determining parentage has been rendered. If an obligee receives public assistance, he or she assigns his or her support rights to the state.