Change of circumstances checklist
Change of circumstances checklist for child support
You should let us know straight away about any changes to your personal situation which may affect your child support.
We have put together a checklist for paying parents and custodians which lists the situation changes that we need to know about.
Checklist for paying parents
Please remember to tell us if:
- you change your address or contact details
- you're going overseas
- you start to share the care of a child
- you start working for a new employer and your child support is being deducted from your wages
- you start or stop receiving a benefit
- your income changes and you've estimated your income for child support
- your living situation changes (for example, if you start living with a partner or a child stops living with you)
- you start living with the person who is looking after the child that you pay child support for
- any of the children that you pay child support for start living with you or start working or receiving a benefit or student allowance
- you are going to have trouble making a payment on time.
- any other changes which may affect your child support assessment.
Remember, you should let us know straightaway about any changes to your personal situation. If you don't, you may end up paying more child support than you should. You can call Child Support on 0800 221 221, you can get it done online or complete the Child support change of
circumstances (IR116) form.
Checklist for custodians
Please remember to tell us if:
- you change your address or contact details
- you change your bank account number
- you start or stop receiving a benefit
- you start living with the person who is paying child support for the children living with you
- any of the children you receive child support for no longer qualify for child support
- you have any information that may help us find or collect child support from the paying parent
- you no longer want us to collect child support payments for you.
- any other changes which may affect your child support assessment
Remember, you should let us know straightaway about any changes to your personal situation. If you don't, you may end up receiving more child support than you should. You can call Child Support on 0800 221 221, you can get it done online or complete the Child support change of
circumstances (IR116) form.
Date published: 28 Oct 2004
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