- Raising kids
- Separated parents
Learning about child support
Information to help you decide the type of child support arrangement that’s right for your family. There’s help to calculate and apply for child support.
- Separated parents
- Managing child support
What to do at tax time if you pay or receive child support
You may need to lodge a tax return if you pay or receive child support. Find out how tax time affects child support.
- Child support assessment
- How to manage your assessment
Child support assessment if you go to prison
You must tell us if you go to prison. This is so we can make sure your child support is accurate.
- Child support self service
- Child Support online accounts
What you can do with your Child support online account
You can use your Child Support online account to check payment details and keep your personal details up to date.
- Raising kids
- Separated parents
Help when you’re deciding to separate
Separating can impact your finances, family, and other areas in your life.
- Separated parents
- Most useful information
Application to change your assessment - special circumstances form (CS1970)
Use this form to apply for a review of an active child support assessment due to your special circumstances.
- Separated parents
- Most useful information
Request to change payment collection method form (CS1979)
Use this form if you are the receiving parent and you already have a registered Child Support case with us and you want to change your collection method.
- Child support assessment
- How to manage your assessment
Care calendar for when care arrangements for a child changes
Use this calendar to let us know how often you care for a child. We use this to work out your percentage of care to calculate FTB payments and child support.
- Separated parents
- Most useful information
Commonwealth of Australia Statutory Declaration - you are a parent of the children named form (CS4649)
Use this form to make a statutory declaration if you are a parent of the children named in an application for child support.
- Child support assessment
- How to manage your assessment
Changing your child support assessment in special circumstances
We can change your child support in special circumstances if the change is fair to both parents and the child.