Example: A maintenance contract sets the rate to be paid for 3 children Xanthia, Max and Damien. The total amount for the 3 children is $300 per month. The agreement no longer applies to Max and $100 per month per child is still payable in respect of Xanthia and Damien. Therefore, the total amount to be paid for the remaining children is $200 per month. You should always seek legal advice before entering into a maintenance contract. You must also provide a copy of the Agreement to Services Australia (Child Support). If a decision is pending in the review of the annual interest rate or the amount of child support that would otherwise have to be paid by the parent as part of the administrative contribution (e.B. a change in care or income) that would take effect before the day the agreement begins, the rate or amount applicable under subsection 80E(2) of the CSA Act, 80E(3) or 80E(4) is the rate or amount lower than the amended assessment. The Registrar will therefore complete the decision filed before applying the test under subsection 80E(2), 80E(3) or 80E(4) of the CSA Act. We may be able to provide legal advice on child support arrangements. We do not prepare child support contracts or sign certificates for child support contracts.

Example: Robin agrees to pay $5,000 a year in tuition for Elise. Fees are payable to Sunny Coast College. Robin`s annual child support rate must be reduced by $2,500. Binding support agreements allow parents to enter into binding financial agreements on child support. Enforceable child support agreements work in the same way as the financial arrangements that separating parents can make for property, retirement and spousal support. The court may find that a child support contract is not legal if it was entered into with threats or pressure. If an amendment is not initialled or only initialled by a party and there is a dispute between the parties as to whether the amendment was made before or after the signing of an agreement, the Registrar must decide whether they signed an identical document. If both parties have signed an identical document before an amendment is made, the Registrar may accept the original agreement without regard to the amendment. If the amendment was made after the agreement was signed by one party, but before it was signed by the other party, the parties did not sign the same document and there is no agreement between them. The flexibility of an enforceable child support agreement means that it may provide for a lower or higher rate of child support than would be payable under the Child Support Agency`s formula, as enforceable agreements do not have to comply with the Assessment Act.

A party`s entitlement to the payment of the Family Tax Benefit Part A is made taking into account a notional contribution that could have been made by the Child Support Agency and without taking into account the terms of a binding child support agreement between the parties, so that there is no benefit for those who might see it as an opportunity to secure themselves in family tax relief payments plus High Part A by accepting lower weekly child support. Unless the child support agreement specifies how the amounts will reduce the child support payable, they are not amounts under the non-periodic payment provisions of the CSA Act and not the annual rate of child support payable as part of the administrative contribution (see “Other Payments and Benefits” below). Changes to a binding child support contract can only be made if both parties seek legal advice, statements and certificates before initiating changes. Once a limited agreement is terminated, the parties may enter into another agreement or receive a child support assessment from the organization. The opening of a child support contract may be subject to the conclusion of certain family law cases before the Family Court or the Federal District Court. Alternatively, the rate of child support to be paid under the agreement may be subject to the conclusion of these matters. Financial support for children in Australia is usually determined by an administrative assessment of child support by the CSA. .