Most useful information for separated parents

Paying child support by Child Support Collect

There are different ways you can make child support payments when you use Child Support Collect.

1. Child support assessment
2. 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.

1. Separated parents
2. Most useful information

Ending a child support assessment form (CS1671)

Use this form if you wish to end a child support assessment made by us.

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

How your income affects your child support

Find out how we use each parent’s income when we make a child support assessment.

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. Separated parents
2. 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.

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

Child Support online account help - Edit addresses

Instructions on how to edit your addresses using your Child Support online account.

1. How to manage your assessment
2. Managing child support overpayments and debts

How we recover child support debts

We can collect child support debts through deductions, tax refunds, legal action and investigations.

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.