Child support is an amount of money paid by one parent to another for the maintenance of any children of the relationship. The amount of child support depends on the financial circumstances of each party, as well as level of care provided, amongst other factors. Either party can be required to pay child support - that is, it may not always be the father of the child who pays child support. Disputes as to child support amounts and failures to pay child support often involve Family Law Solicitors and Child Custody Lawyers.
Child Support may be assessed and paid under the non-compulsory Child Support Scheme administered by the Child Support Agency (CSA) or made payable through an order of the Court. The majority of Australians use the Child Support Agency (CSA) as they have far reaching powers and specialize in the assessment, collection and enforcement, both administrative and legal, of child support payments. The child support assessment formula is invariably complex, and child support payments affect entitlements to Family Tax Benefit payments.
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