{"id":7506,"date":"2023-06-20T10:09:51","date_gmt":"2023-06-20T00:09:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.coulterlegal.com.au\/?p=7506"},"modified":"2024-01-11T14:06:36","modified_gmt":"2024-01-11T03:06:36","slug":"child-support-what-do-i-need-to-know","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.coulterlegal.com.au\/child-support-what-do-i-need-to-know\/","title":{"rendered":"Child Support: What do I need to know?"},"content":{"rendered":"

In Australia, both parents have a duty to financially support and properly maintain their children until the age of 18. Child support is the payment from one parent or carer to the other parent or carer for the benefit of the child.<\/p>\n

Following separation or divorce, parents may choose to have child support payments assessed by the Child Support Agency or enter a private agreement of their own.<\/p>\n

How does child support work?<\/strong><\/h3>\n

In Australia, child support is managed by the Commonwealth Government agency known as Services Australia (which includes what is colloquially called the Child Support Agency<\/strong>).<\/p>\n

The Child Support Agency uses a unique formula to work out how much each parent should be contributing towards the costs of raising their child. To work out the amount of child support that should be paid, the Child Support Agency will look at a variety of factors including:<\/p>\n