Who can apply for child support? 277-51020010

Policy

Family Assistance Guide, 3.1.6.40, Child support assessments

Family Assistance Guide, 3.1.5.25, Who is entitled to apply for maintenance

Child Support Guide 2.1.1: Applications for assessment

Child Support Guide 2.1.3: Parentage

Legislation

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Eligibility for a child support assessment

Child Support (Assessment) Act 1989

• Part 3, Children who may be covered by Act
• Part 4, Applications to Registrar for administrative assessment of child support

Eligibility for Child Support collection

Child Support (Registration and Collection) Act 1988

• section 17, Liabilities in relation to children that are registrable maintenance liabilities
• section 18, Liabilities in relation to parties to marriages that are registrable maintenance liabilities
• section 19, Exclusion of liabilities by regulation