Most useful information for separated parents

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Update your details with us when you’re separating

It’s important to update your details with us if you get a payment. This is so we pay you the right amount.

  1. Top payments
  2. Child support assessment

Who can get a child support assessment

To be eligible for a child support assessment you must be the legal parent or non-parent carer of the child. You also must meet residence rules.

  1. Child support assessment
  2. Who can get an assessment

Residence rules for a child support assessment

We can make a child support assessment if at least one parent lives in Australia.

  1. Child support self service
  2. Child Support online accounts

When you can access your Child Support online account

You can use your online account 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.

  1. Separated parents
  2. 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.

  1. How to manage your assessment
  2. Overpayments

Recovering child and spousal support payments

How we enforce payments of overdue amounts of child support and spousal support.

  1. Help for myGov, online accounts and mobile apps
  2. Child Support online help guides

Child Support online account help - Extend child support for child turning 18

Instructions on how to extend child support for a child turning 18 using your Child Support online account.

  1. Child support assessment
  2. What you need to know

What ends a child support assessment

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

  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 online accounts
  2. How to set it up

Child Support online accounts terms and conditions

These terms and conditions govern how you use Child Support online accounts.

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Page last updated: 17 November 2025.
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