What you need to know

A child support period is the amount of time an assessment covers. It can be up to 15 months.

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.

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

If you provide care for a child and aren’t the parent, you may be able to receive child support from both parents. You must apply for a child support assessment.

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

We may be able to help collect payments from a parent who lives outside Australia.

We have special arrangements for collecting and paying child support between Australia and New Zealand.