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I live in Australia and....

• pay child support to the other parent living in the United Kingdom
• receive child support from the other parent living in the United Kingdom

I live in the United Kingdom and....

• pay child support to the other parent living in Australia
• receive child support from the other parent living in Australia

Links to other sites

Government Organisations
http://www.dca.gov.uk/family/remo/links.htm

United Kingdom High Commissions in Australia
http://ukinaustralia.fco.gov.uk/en/about-us/our-high-commission/contact-us

Australian High Commissions in the United Kingdom
http://www.australia.org.uk/ahc/html/

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I live in Australia and pay child support to the other parent in the United Kingdom

Why do I have to pay?

Under Australian law CSA can collect child support and or spousal maintenance on behalf of the other parent in the UK. A parent receiving child care payments living in the UK can apply to CSA for an administrative assessment for child support from a person living in Australia. The other parent in the UK can also ask CSA to enforce a court order for child support or spousal maintenance made in the UK.

What if I disagree with the amount?

If you think the administrative assessment for child support is wrong you should contact CSA to discuss your options. If there is a court order for child support or spousal maintenance and your circumstances have changed, you may be able to apply for the order to be changed. You should seek legal advice about this.

How do I make payments?

You should make payments to CSA in Australia. We will convert your payment to foreign currency and send it to the parent receiving child care payments.

More information on how to make payments.

If you make any payments directly to the receiving parent in the UK you must tell CSA.

For more information on direct payments contact CSA.

I live in Australia and receive child support from the other parent living in the United Kingdom

How do I apply?

You can apply to CSA for an administrative assessment of child support from the other parent who lives in the UK. CSA will contact the paying parent in the UK and seek voluntary payments. If the paying parent does not make voluntary payments CSA can request enforcement of the assessment through the courts in the UK.

If there is an existing court order for child support made in the UK CSA may also be able to request enforcement of this order on your behalf.

How is the money collected?

The court in the UK is responsible for collection and enforcement. The assessment is enforced using the laws of the UK.

How will I receive payments?

Payments collected by the court in the UK are sent to CSA in Australia. CSA will pay these amounts to your nominated bank account or as a cheque.

I live in United Kingdom and pay child support to the other parent in Australia

Why do I have to pay?

A parent receiving child care payments who lives in Australia can apply for an administrative assessment of child support from the other parent who is resident in the UK. CSA in Australia will attempt to contact you in the UK and seek voluntary payments. If you do not make voluntary payments CSA can request enforcement of the assessment in the UK through the courts.

If there is an existing court order for child support made in the UK CSA may also be able to request enforcement of this order on behalf of the other parent in Australia.

What if I disagree with the amount?

If you disagree with the details of the Australian assessment you should contact CSA to discuss your options. If there is a court order you will need to seek legal advice on how to change the court order.

How do I make payments?

You can make payments directly to the CSA in Australia.

How can I make payments from outside Australia?

If you are required to make payments to a court in the UK payments will be sent to CSA and paid to the receiving parent in Australia.

If you make any payments directly to the receiving parent in Australia you must tell CSA.

For more information on direct payments contact CSA.

I live in the United Kingdom and receive child support from the other parent living in Australia

How do I apply?

You can ask the Australian CSA to enforce a court order for child support or spousal maintenance made in the UK. You can also apply for an administrative assessment for child support from a person living in Australia.

If you want to apply to Australia for enforcement of an existing order or for an administrative assessment you must contact the Reciprocal Enforcement of Maintenance Orders Unit in the UK.

REMO
Official Solicitor & Public Trustee
81 Chancery Lane
London WC2A 1DD0845
345 5303 (UK only-calls charged at local rate)

How is the money collected?

When CSA starts enforcing a court order or a new administrative assessment we will ask the paying parent to pay voluntarily. If the paying parent does not make payments CSA can take steps to collect child support under Australian law.

How will I receive payments?

Payments received by CSA are sent directly to you as a cheque in local currency. Please note that payments can only be sent when they are received from the paying parent and cheques are issued once per month.