Tag: Child Support Calculator Australia

Family Law System and Child Support What is the joint parliamentary committee inquiry about? The Prime Minister issued a media release on 17 September 2019 announcing the Government will undertake a Joint Parliamentary Committee of both the House and the Senate to conduct an inquiry into the Family Law system. The inquiry is to be led by Liberal MP Kevin Andrews. The inquiry was initially triggered by accusations that the court system as it currently stands is failing vulnerable Australians....

In Australia, the terms child support and child maintenance are sometimes used interchangeably in everyday conversation, but they actually refer to different legal obligations based on a child’s age and circumstances. While child support typically applies to children under the age of 18, child maintenance refers to financial support for adult children over 18 in specific situations. Let’s break down the key differences and explain how child maintenance works under Australian law. Child Support vs Child Maintenance: What’s the Difference?...