Child Support

Information about child support arrangements for your family.\nWhat is child support
\nChild support is financial support paid by a parent or parents to help with the costs raising children. You can find out more about child support assessments.

\nNon-parent carers
\nIf you’re not the legal parent of a child but have been granted care, you may be eligible for child support if you:

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* care for the child for at least 128 nights per year
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* aren’t in a domestic relationship with either of the child’s parents.
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\nYou can find more information about child support for non-parent carers on the Services Australia website.

\nPaying child support
\nIf you pay child support, you need to make sure it’s paid by the due date.

\nYou need to tell Services Australia about any changes to your circumstances. This includes changes to your income or your child’s care arrangements. Find out more about change of circumstances on the Services Australia website.

\nIf you don’t have access to your children, you may still need to pay child support.

\nWhat other payments you can get when separating
\nFind out about payments you can get.

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What is child support
Child support is financial support paid by a parent or parents to help with the costs raising children. You can find out more about child support assessments.

Non-parent carers
If you’re not the legal parent of a child but have been granted care, you may be eligible for child support if you:

* care for the child for at least 128 nights per year
* aren’t in a domestic relationship with either of the child’s parents.

You can find more information about child support for non-parent carers on the Services Australia website.

Paying child support
If you pay child support, you need to make sure it’s paid by the due date.

You need to tell Services Australia about any changes to your circumstances. This includes changes to your income or your child’s care arrangements. Find out more about change of circumstances on the Services Australia website.

If you don’t have access to your children, you may still need to pay child support.

What other payments you can get when separating
Find out about payments you can get.