All you need to know about Child Support

Child support is a payment made to the primary parent of a child from the non-primary parent for the financial costs of caring for their child.

How much Child Support do I have to pay?

Payments for child support  are based on a formula which takes into account each parent's income, the number of children and the child's living arrangements.

The child support section of Services Australia is responsible for assessing and collecting child support payments.

Services Australia usually determines a monthly amount payable for child support which can be paid:

• through Services Australia

• by way of a private collection arrangement between parents - where payment is made directly into a bank account