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Details of your child’s care arrangements form (FA012)

Use this form to provide information about your child’s care arrangements.

  1. Top payments
  2. Child support assessment

Who can get a child support assessment

To be eligible for a child support assessment you must be the legal parent or non-parent carer of the child. You also must meet residence rules.

  1. Raising kids
  2. Separated parents

Help when you’re deciding to separate

Separating can impact your finances, family, and other areas in your life.

  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.

Change of circumstances for child support

You need to let us know if your circumstances change. Some changes can affect your child support payments. Find out what to tell us and how to let us know.

Balancing dates if you were single and got income support

If you were single and got an income support payment for the entire financial year, we may balance your Family Tax Benefit (FTB) without you doing anything.

Superannuation

Superannuation is a long term savings structure to help fund your retirement.

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.

  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. Separated parents
  2. Most useful information

International application for an Australian child support assessment form (CS1665)

Use this form to apply for an Australian child support assessment if you’re living outside Australia, excluding New Zealand.

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