Most useful information for separated parents

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How to get help using the Express Plus Child Support mobile app

Get help using the Express Plus Child Support mobile app.

  1. Raising kids
  2. Separated parents

Help when you’re deciding to separate

Separating can impact your finances, family, and other areas in your life.

  1. Child support assessment
  2. How we work out your assessment

The child support assessment formula

The child support assessment formula looks at your circumstances to work out how much child support should be paid.

  1. Separated parents
  2. Separating

Guide for newly separated parents

A list of tasks you may want to do when going through separation.

  1. Child support assessment
  2. How to manage your assessment

Child support when your child turns 18

Normally child support stops when your child turns 18. If your child's in secondary study, you can apply to extend it to the end of the school year.

  1. Separated parents
  2. Learning about child support

Your child support rights if you disagree with your assessment or payment

What you can do if you disagree with your child support assessments or payments.

  1. Express Plus Child Support mobile app
  2. How to download and set up the app

Download the Express Plus Child Support mobile app

When you’ve set up your Child Support online account, you can download and use the Express Plus Child Support mobile app.

  1. Separated parents
  2. Most useful information

Objecting to a Child Support decision form (CS1893)

Use this form to object to a child support decision we made that you disagree with.

  1. Separated parents
  2. Most useful information

Details of your child’s care arrangements form (FA012)

Use this form to provide information about your child’s care arrangements.

  1. Child support assessment
  2. How we work out your assessment

Parents with 2 or more child support assessments

We work out how much child support you pay or receive if you have 2 or more families from past relationships

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