Q A divorcee who pays child support according to the law does he observe Mitzvah charity, since according to Torah law he is obligated to support child support over the age of 6?.
A In the Gemara it is explained “who does charity at all times” it is said of the breadwinner that his sons and little daughters are under the age of six, and even above the age of six he must feed – the sages correct, and force him to do so, and it is considered a mitzvah of charity, and even nowadays even that according to the law is obligatory, he fulfills in it a mitzvah of charity, however he is not allowed to repay it from Mahaser.
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המפרנס בניו הקטנים האם מקיים בזה מצוות צדקה? – משיב כהלכה (meshiv.co.il)
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