Under the Child Support (Assessment) Act, the primary carer of the child or children can make a claim for child support from the other parent.
The Child Support Agency is responsible for administering your child support arrangements, and assessing the amount of support which should be provided. The decision is based on each parent’s income, the number of children and their living arrangements for example whether you have shared custody or sole custody of the children.
There is an 8 step process involved in calculating the basic amount payable by a parent. By entering both your and the other parent’s financial information into the child support online estimator you are able to calculate an estimate of what child support and family assistance payments are likely to be under the formula.
If either parent wishes to object to the assessed amount, you can lodge an Objection form. The Child Support Agency will then determine your objection and may vary the assessed amount.
A Recovery Order is an Order of the Court which can require a child to be returned to:
👶 a parent of the child
👶 a person who has a parenting order which states the child is to live with, spend time with, or communicate with, that person, or
👶 a person who has parental responsibility for the child.
If your child/ren normally live with you and the other parent is refusing to return them to you, you may be able to apply for a recovery order.
This is also the case when you have parenting orders, and the other parent is preventing your child from living or spending time with you in accordance with those orders.
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