Child Support
Child support
is a payment made by a parent as a contribution towards the costs of raising a
child.
The primary
legislative provisions for child support in Australia are:
·
Child
Support (Assessment) Act 1989 (Cth), which deals with the assessment process
and jurisdictional issues; and
·
Child
Support (Registration and Collection) Act 1988 (Cth) which deals with
collection and enforcement.
On 1 July 2011,
the Australia Government Department of Human Services began delivering the
services and payments provided preciously by the Child Support Agency, Medicare
Australia, Centrelink and the Family Assistance Office.
The Department
of Human Services (Child Support) program provides information to help parents manage
their financial child support responsibilities following separation or divorce.
Child Support Payments
There are three
different categories of child support payments:
·
Periodic
payments (being a payment of a regular amount on a recurring or cyclical
basis);
·
Non-periodic
payments (e.g. payment of school fees, medical expenses or medical insurance);
and
·
Lump
sum payments (e.g. a payment made to the other parent as a “credit balance” to
be used to meet ongoing liabilities).
There are also
non-agency payments. A non-agency
payment is one of the following types of payment:
·
A
payment made directly to a payee;
·
A payment
to a third party in discharge of a debt owed by the payee, the payer or both;
and
·
A
non-cash transaction such as a transfer of property or the provision of
services.
A non-agency
payment can be credited against a Child Support debt. The Department of Human
Services (Child Support) does not have the power to enforce child support
payments against third parties.
For assistance with a child support / family law matter, contact the team at G&B Lawyers.
Level 11, 65 York Street,
Sydney, NSW 2000
Mail: GPO Box 1849,
Sydney, NSW 2001
M: 0481 287 528
E: info@gandblawyers.com.au
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