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Paying child support by Child Support Collect

There are different ways you can make child support payments when you use Child Support Collect.

  1. Child support assessment
  2. How to manage your assessment

Compare your child support collection options

Compare the difference between Child Support Collect and Private Collect and choose how you want to receive child support.

  1. Child support assessment
  2. What you need to know

Parenting plans for child support assessment

A parenting plan is a written agreement with the other parent. It sets rules for things like how much time the children will spend with each parent.

  1. Child support assessment
  2. Who can get an assessment

Proving parentage for a child support assessment

To get a child support assessment you must be a legal parent or non-parent carer. There are different ways you can prove this.

  1. How to manage your assessment
  2. Compare your child support collection options

Child Support Collect

This is where we collect and transfer child support payments for you.

  1. Child support assessment
  2. How we work out your assessment

Parents with 2 or more child support assessments

We work out how much child support you pay or receive if you have 2 or more families from past relationships

  1. Child Support online accounts
  2. How to set it up

Child Support online accounts terms and conditions

These terms and conditions govern how you use Child Support online accounts.

  1. Child support assessment
  2. How we work out your assessment

Basic child support formula

This formula is for parents with only one child support assessment.

  1. Separated parents
  2. Most useful information

Objecting to a Child Support decision form (CS1893)

Use this form to object to a child support decision we made that you disagree with.

  1. Child support self service
  2. Child Support online accounts

What you can do with your Child support online account

You can use your Child Support online account to check payment details and keep your personal details up to date.

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