The new Child Support Scheme and changes to Family Assistance
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From 1 July 2008, the Australian Child Support Scheme will change. All parents who pay or receive child support will be affected, even if you work out your own private payment arrangements.
This information explains how changes to the Scheme will affect your child support payments and family assistance from 1 July 2008.
To explore this detailed information about the changes to the Child Support Scheme, use the coloured menu at top to navigate to selected content, or use the 'Next' and 'Back' links to move between pages.
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Even if you work out your own private payment arrangements, you still need to read this information. It explains how changes to the Scheme may affect your family assistance and child support.
Even if you work out your own private payment arrangements, you still need to read this information. It explains how changes to the Scheme may affect your family assistance and child support.
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