Registering an Australian maintenance order or court registered maintenance agreement
You can apply to register a maintenance order or agreement made by an Australian court with us. This lets us collect and transfer the maintenance liability.
Proving parentage for a child support assessment
To get a child support assessment you must be a legal parent or non-parent carer. There are different ways you can prove this.
Commonwealth of Australia Statutory Declaration - the persons named in the form are named on the birth certificate for the child(ren) form (CS4648)
Use this form to make a statutory declaration if you and the other person named in your child support application are named on the birth certificate for the child.
Objections to Child Support decisions
If you don’t agree with a decision we’ve made you may be able to object.
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.
Notice of withdrawal of application for a child support assessment form (CS1669)
Use this form to withdraw an application for assessment of child support at any time before the Child Support Registrar accepts the application.
Recovering child and spousal support payments
How we enforce payments of overdue amounts of child support and spousal support.
Parenting plans for child support assessment
A parenting plan is a written agreement with the other parent. It sets rules for things like how much time the children will spend with each parent.
How your income affects your child support
Find out how we use each parent’s income when we make a child support 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.