In Australia, Services Australia’s Child Support Agency calculates child support using a formula to determine the amount one parent pays to the other after separation to assist a parent financially to raise the children of the parties.
While the formula aims to be fair, it may not account for every family’s circumstances. In those cases, a Departure Order may provide a more appropriate outcome providing you with certainty.
How Do You Qualify For A Departure Order?
A Departure Order may be made either by consent or, following an application to the Federal Circuit and Family Court of Australia (‘the Court’) while satisfying the provisions of s117 of the Child Support Assessment Act 1989 (Cth)(“the Act”). Ultimately, such an order should be just and proper for the Court to grant.
