Child Support Booklet
The Child Support Scheme: A guide for parents
For more detailed information about your Child Support entitlements, Hobart Community Legal Service has produced The Child Support Scheme: A Guide for parents. This Booklet particularly relates to the situation in Tasmania although the procedures and requirments are the same nationally. Copies are available free of charge from HCLS or from the Launceston Community Legal Centre and North-West Community Legal Service.
Acknowledgement: The assistance of the Geelong Community Legal Service in the preparation of this Booklet is gratefully appreciated. |
The Child Support Service Booklet contains information about the following:
- The Child Support Scheme
- Dealing with the Child Support Agency
Assessment & Entitlement (Stage One)
- Private Agreements
- Court Orders by Consent
- Court Orders
- Doing Your Own Legal Work
Assessment & Entitlement (Stage Two)
- Agreements
- Child Support Agency Assessment
- Variations To The Formula
- What if circumstances change?
- Increase or decrease in income
- CSA Application for Change of Assessment
- Departure Orders
Advantages & Disadvantages of CSA Collection and Payment Collection and Enforcement
- Amounts Not Paid Through the CSA
- Enforcement of Payments
- In-Kind Payments
- Payments
- Parentage
- Parentage Testing
- Child Support and Centrelink
- Legal Advice and Assistance
- How Maintenance or Child Support Payments affect Pensions and Benefits
- Hobart Community Legal Service
- The Legal Aid Commission of Tasmania
- Confidentiality
- Accessing Our Webpage
- Sample Letters
- Agency Directory
- Glossary
- Index
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