Most useful information for separated parents

1. Court ordered periodic child maintenance
2. What you need to do

New court order for child maintenance

Notify us within 14 days of a court order being made about child maintenance. This includes orders made by consent, and any amendments to earlier orders.

1. Income test for Farm Household Allowance
2. Income

Real estate income

This is lease or rent money you get from a property you own. It counts in your income test.

1. Mutual obligation requirements
2. Mutual obligation requirements in the Remote Australia Employment Service

Comprehensive Compliance Assessment

An assessment to find out why you haven’t been meeting your mutual obligation requirements.

Help in your language

We can help you with translated information or you can talk to a service officer who speaks your language.

1. How to manage your assessment
2. While living outside Australia

Receiving child support when you live outside Australia

We may be able to help you with your child support arrangements if you live outside Australia.

1. Farm Household Allowance
2. How to manage your payment

Overdrawn bank account

You can get help to access your money if you have an overdrawn bank account.

1. Family Tax Benefit
2. What can affect your payment

Change of circumstances while getting Family Tax Benefit

You need to tell us as soon as possible if your circumstances change when you get Family Tax Benefit.

1. Parenting Payment
2. What your commitments are

Change of circumstances while getting Parenting Payment

We need to know about changes to your or your partner’s situation. If you don’t tell us when these changes happen, you may get a debt you’ll have to pay back.

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

Paying child support when you live outside Australia

We’ll try to contact you to discuss your payments and check your Australian assessment is correct and reflects your circumstances.

1. Child Care Subsidy
2. How to manage your payment

Travel outside Australia rules for Child Care Subsidy

There are rules about when you can get Child Care Subsidy when you travel outside Australia. The rules also apply to your Additional Child Care Subsidy.