Child support formula
This section explains how the child support formula works for different family circumstances. The formula ensures a balanced and flexible way of working out child support payments for parents with a child support assessment.
You can navigate to different parts of the Child support formula section using the menus on the left-hand side of the page or by clicking on the hyperlinks
below.
Learn more about your child support options, your rights, your responsibilities, and how we and other services can support you after separation.
Provides information about child support assessments and the child support formula. Read this section first because it provides a good explanation of how the formula works.
Provides an explanation of how the formula works for different family situations: parents with no other dependent children, parents with other dependent children, parents with two or more child support assessments and non-parent carers.
Provides information about the income we use for both parents when applying the child support formula, and the options for parents who earn extra income after separation.
Provides information about the costs of raising children, how the formula recognises your care of your children, recognising your care of children from second and subsequent families, and your options for making care arrangements.
Provides details on the
Basic Child Support formula and information on how this applies to different
family situations.
The costs of children are indexed each year.
The 2010 figures apply to you if your child support period starts during 2010.
The 2009 figures apply to you if your child support period starts during 2009.
The 2008 figures apply to you if your child support period starts during 2008.
The 2007 figures apply to you if your child support period starts during 2007.