Most useful information for separated parents

1. Top payments
2. Child support assessment

How we work out your child support assessment

How we assess the amount of child support you need to pay or receive. The formula we use to work it out is in Australian law.

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. Top payments
2. Child support assessment

What you need to know about your child support assessment

How a child support assessment works.

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

What ends a child support assessment

There are a number of reasons why a child support assessment will end.

1. Separated parents
2. Most useful information

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

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

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

Child support when your child turns 18

Normally child support stops when your child turns 18. If your child's in secondary study, you can apply to extend it to the end of the school year.

1. Raising kids
2. Separated parents

Managing child support

Once you have a child support assessment, there are things you need to do and resources available to help manage your child support.

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 assessment
2. How we work out your assessment

Basic child support formula

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

1. Top payments
2. Child Care Subsidy

How much Child Care Subsidy you can get

The amount of Child Care Subsidy you can get depends on your circumstances.