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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. Child support assessment
  2. Who can get an assessment

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.

  1. Child support assessment
  2. How to manage your assessment

Managing child support overpayments and debts

Find out about child support overpayments and debts and how to manage them.

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

Basic child support formula

This formula is for parents with only one child support assessment.

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

Child support care percentage estimator

The care estimator is a tool that calculates your care percentage.

  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. 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. Court ordered periodic child maintenance
  2. What you need to do

New court order for child maintenance

Notify us within 14 days of a court order being made about child maintenance. This includes orders made by consent, and any amendments to earlier orders.

  1. Separated parents
  2. Most useful information

Objecting to a Child Support decision form (CS1893)

Use this form to object to a child support decision we made that you disagree with.

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