- Separated parents
- Separating
Guide for newly separated parents
A list of tasks you may want to do when going through separation.
- Child support assessment
- How we work out your assessment
How your percentage of care affects your child support payments
We consider each parent or non-parent carer’s care of the child as part of our child support assessment. This is their percentage of care.
- Child support assessment
- What you need to know
Child support between Australia and New Zealand
We have special arrangements for collecting and paying child support between Australia and New Zealand.
- Child support assessment
- How we work out your assessment
How your income affects your child support
Find out how we use each parent’s income when we make a child support assessment.
- Separated parents
- Most useful information
Application for Post Separation Income to be Excluded form (CS4120)
Use this form to apply to exclude additional income from your child support assessment. This is income you earned after you separated from the child's other parent.
- Child support assessment
- How we work out your assessment
Child support care percentage estimator
The care estimator is a tool that calculates your care percentage.
- Separated parents
- Most useful information
Separation details form (MOD S)
Use this form to let us know you’ve separated from your partner.
- Child support assessment
- Who can get an assessment
Residence rules for a child support assessment
We can make a child support assessment if at least one parent lives in Australia.
- Separated parents
- Most useful information
Details of your child’s care arrangements form (FA012)
Use this form to provide information about your child’s care arrangements.
- Help for myGov, online accounts and mobile apps
- Child Support online help guides
Child Support online account help - Update current income
Instructions on how to update your income for the current financial year using your Child Support online account.