Change of assessment

Reasons about the children

Reason 1

It costs the applicant more than five per cent of their child support income amount to have contact with their children. More about reason 1

Reason 2

It costs the applicant extra to cover the children's special needs. More about reason 2

Reason 3

It costs the applicant extra to care for, educate or train the children in the way that they and the other parent intended. More about reason 3

Reason 4

The child support assessment does not take into account the income, earning capacity, property or financial resources of the children. More about reason 4

Reason 5

The children, you (the parent receiving child care payments) or someone else has received, or will receive, money, goods or property from the paying parent for the benefit of the children. More about reason 5

Reason 6 (parent receiving child care payments only)

If you have sole care of the children , and it costs you more than 5 per cent of your child support income amount for child care, for children younger than 12 years of age at the start of the child support period. More about reason 6

Reasons about the parents

Reason 7

The applicant has necessary expenses in supporting themselves that affect their ability to support the children. More about reason 7

Reason 8

The child support assessment does not take into account the income, earning capacity, property or financial resources of one or both parents. More about reason 8

Reasons about a duty to maintain another person or other children

Reason 9

The applicant has a legal duty to maintain another person or other children not included in the child support assessment, and it costs them:

• more than five per cent of their child support income to have contact with that other person or those children
• extra to cover the special needs of that person or those children
• extra to cover the necessary expenses of that person or those children.

More about reason 9

Reasons about additional income for resident children

Reason 10

The applicant has earned additional income for the benefit of resident children. More about reason 10