Arranging child support independently
Child support on your terms
Many parents can choose to arrange child support independently without any assistance
from us, the courts or other government agencies.
If you receive child support and receive only the base rate of Family Tax
Benefit Part A (or you don’t receive family assistance payments at all), you and
the other parent can arrange your child support to suit you, without any involvement
from us.
Parents who choose this option make all the arrangements - you both decide how much
child support should be paid and how it should be paid. We aren’t involved. However,
we can provide information and help if you need it.
Another option is private collect. We tell you
how much child support needs to be paid, then parents transfer payments between
themselves.
Help and information is available
You might need some information or advice about how to set up a workable and sustainable
child support arrangement. Get help and information
in setting up private payments.
There’s a range of free products and services online that can help such as
booklets, calculators,
worksheets and self-help tools.
You can also get help from:
If arrangements don’t work out
You can ask us to accept a child support agreement
or ask us to make a child
support formula assessment. We can
collect and transfer child support payments too.