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. Child support self service
  2. Child Support online accounts

How to set up your Child Support online account

You can set up and use your Child Support online account through myGov.

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

Child Support assessments for parents with second families

If you have children from a new family, we reflect this in your assessment.

  1. Top payments
  2. Binding child support agreement

What you need to do for a binding child support agreement

A written agreement about child support payments where both parties get independent legal advice.

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

How your percentage of care affects your child support payments

We consider each parent or non-parent carer’s care of the child as part of our child support assessment. This is their percentage of care.

  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. 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. Separated parents
  2. Most useful information

Separation details form (MOD S)

Use this form to let us know you’ve separated from your partner.

  1. Raising kids
  2. 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.

  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.

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