Recent changes to the child support legislation
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If you have a court order,
agreement or
parenting plan which changes the
care percentage you have
for the children by less than 7.1 per cent (equivalent to one night a fortnight) we can now
adjust your care percentage to reflect the change.
Some small changes will not affect child support payments.
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If you have a change of care which is
less than 7.1 per cent
(equivalent to one night a fortnight) that results in your care percentage going above or
below the 35 per cent threshold, let us know and we will adjust your
child support assessment
to reflect the change.
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You should always try to tell us about changes in care as soon as you can so your child support
payments are as accurate as possible. If you tell us about a care change within 28 days of that
happening, (and both customers agree on the relevant date) we will be able to adjust your assessment
from the date the change in care happened.
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Both paying and receiving parents, including
non-parent carers, can now apply to
have high child care costs for
children under 12 considered for a change to their
child support assessment.
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If you are a paying parent on a minimum annual rate
and you apply to reduce this to nil, you will only need to supply your income for the
period of time you want it reduced, which must be a period of at least two months.
For more information about these changes to the child support legislation, go to
The Guide
or call us on 131 272.
Note to parents of children who live in Western Australia: If a child and the
receiving parent live in Western Australia (WA), and the parents were NOT married (i.e. parents
who never married, or children who were born after their parents divorced) then different
rules may apply. This is expected to change when the Western Australian Parliament adopts the
Australian Government legislation containing the most recent changes to the Child Support Scheme.
For more information, contact CSA on 131 272.