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.
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.
Objections to Child Support decisions
If you don’t agree with a decision we’ve made you may be able to object.
Recovering child and spousal support payments
How we enforce payments of overdue amounts of child support and spousal support.
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.
When your circumstances change while you get child support and FTB Part A
If your circumstances change we may need to change 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.
Objecting to a Child Support decision form (CS1893)
Use this form to object to a child support decision we made that you disagree with.
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.