Guide for newly separated parents
A list of tasks you may want to do when going through separation.
Separation details form (MOD S)
Use this form to let us know you’ve separated from your partner.
Advance payment
You may get part of your income support payment or Family Tax Benefit (Part A) early. This is an advance payment. You pay it back later out of your payments from us.
Advice of death form (SA116)
Use these forms to advise us of the death of an adult or child. We’ll use these details to update records with Medicare, Centrelink and Child Support.
Payment schedule and rates for people outside Australia
We’ll pay your pension differently if you live outside Australia on a permanent or long term basis.
Financial Information Service live webinars
We have free webinars to help you understand your finances.
Mutual obligation requirements if you’re 55 or older
Find out about your mutual obligation requirements if you’re 55 and over.
The child support assessment formula
The child support assessment formula looks at your circumstances to work out how much child support should be paid.
Application to add a child to an existing child support assessment form (CS065)
Use this form to add new children to an existing child support case.
Commonwealth of Australia Statutory Declaration - the persons named in the form are named on the birth certificate for the child(ren) form (CS4648)
Use this form to make a statutory declaration if you and the other person named in your child support application are named on the birth certificate for the child.