The child must be either younger than:
- 14 if you’re single
- 6 if you have a partner.
You’re considered the principal carer of a child if you have the most amount of responsibility for all of their:
- day to day care
- welfare
- development.
If you share care of a child, only one person at a time can be their principal carer. Often, this is the person with the greater amount of day to day care, such as a parent or guardian. If 2 people have equal care, they need to nominate who the principal carer is.