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Child support is money paid by parents who do not live with their children, or who share care with someone else.

  • How child support works

    What child support is, who can get it and the different kinds of arrangements you can use.

  • Who can pay or receive child support?

    Being eligible for child support depends on whether your children qualify for child support, whether the other parent can be made liable and the amount of care you provide.

  • Choosing a type of child support

    We can manage your child support payments through a formula assessment or voluntary agreement, or you can sort out your own payments through a private agreement with the other parent or non-parent carer.

  • Managing my child support

    Child support responsibilities, estimating your income and court orders.

  • Ending child support

    When your child support automatically stops and when you need to cancel it.

  • Reviews, objections and exemptions

    You can apply for a review, objection or exemption when you think we have something wrong or you cannot pay.

  • Overseas child support

    Find out how to apply for child support and make payments if a receiving carer or liable parent is living in another country.

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