Whitney Purvis has avoided arrest in her ongoing child support case after coughing up a hefty payment ordered by a judge … TMZ has learned.

According to court docs, obtained by TMZ, the “16 and Pregnant” alum was on the brink of being arrested after the court found she’d fallen more than $23K behind on child support for her kids — Weston Jr. and River — with ex Weston Gosa.

The judge ordered Purvis be taken into custody and jailed unless she paid a $4K lump sum purge payment to avoid jail time. Court docs now show she paid the full amount … so the judge rescinded the order before she was ever arrested.

Purvis is still on the hook moving forward because she’s been ordered to continue paying $353 per month in current child support, plus $20 per month toward the arrears, along with additional processing fees.

We broke the story … Purvis was previously in police custody after being arrested on a felony involuntary manslaughter charge tied to an alleged fatal overdose. Police claimed she intentionally distributed Tranq, a fentanyl-xylazine mixture, which they say caused John Mark Harris to die from a toxic overdose.

You can forget about the milk and cookies ‘cuz this year’s celebrity Christmas trees are drippin’ with sass, sex appeal, and some serious sparkle!

Selfies by the tree, stars like Nick Cannon and Bre Tiesi gobbled up their precious kiddo Legend, meanwhile Emily Ratajkowski left little to the imagination, posting her seductive tree snap on socials …

“Listen up y’all” ‘cuz Fergie gifted her hot bod next to the tree, showin’ off her “humps … her lovely lady lumps!”

Brittany Cartwright was lookin’ fine, rocking a new haircut … and her mommy-makeover in front of the pine …

WWE power couple Mike and Maryse Mizanin took a timeout from the ring and hit their proudest poses with the fam!

We know it’s officially wintertime in Hollywood, but Alabama Barker‘s not turning down the heat anytime soon!

The daughter of Travis Barker has made a habit of showing off her curvy physique on social media, and now’s a great time to share some of her best shots … and it’s not just you, it really is getting hot in here!

Oh, in case you didn’t know, Alabama was born on Christmas Eve — she must have been a whole lot better than a present under the tree for her parents!