Solving the Problem About Child Support

by Ron Legal

One of the main reasons people seek legal advice from Family Lawyer Sydney is to arrange a parenting plan and decide upon Child Support as well as other financial settlements which is extremely essential in any divorce cases. Child Support is a very complicated area of law and many things come into the equation when determining the amount and the kinds of child support required.

You and your spouse are legally responsible for the financial support of your children until they reach the age of 18 or until completion of the school year when the child reaches 18. Ideally, you and your partner will sit down (with or without mediation) to try to determine a fair evaluation of the financial costs of raising their children. This includes schooling, medical costs including insurance, clothing, entertainment and pretty much everything else that is paid for in order to raise your children in the manner your family decides. Once this amount has been agreed upon, the respective shares in child support should be agreed on through a voluntary agreement. If this is not possible, your options include obtaining a child support assessment from the Child Support Agency (CSA) and a court order.

The child support assessment is given by the CSA which is an administrative assessment based on a support formula that will be applied in your current situation. The Family Lawyer Sydney can help you apply for it because this is necessary to settle the issue of child support. The formula has several factors that includes the total cost of raising the child and the total income of the parents after deducting self support. The agency takes care of the calculation for the amount of support from each parent and if necessary, CSA disputes are heard by the SSAT or the Social Security Appeals Tribunal.

The final decision you can take is to apply for a court order on child support. This is the last resort and family courts will normally require both you and your partner to undergo an alternative dispute settlement methods like mediation before hearing an order for the support for the child.

Collecting child support can be done in two ways. First is through private arrangement and agreement where both you and your partner transfer payments between yourselves but make sure you keep records if this is the case. And second is through the Child Support Agency which will collect and transfer payments for you.

The issue of Child support is often the source of much confusion and angst but this does not need to be the case if steps are followed and both parties remain civil and open.



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