Child Support Agreement
  • General Information
  • Financial Support
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Parents Details

  • Indicate full name of the first parent to whom child support payments shall be made (Receiving Parent):

  • Indicate full residential address of Receiving Parent:

  • Indicate full name of the second parent who shall pay child support (Paying Parent):

  • Indicate full residential address of Paying Parent:

Children Details

  • How many children (under 18 years of age) parents have?

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    A Child Support Agreement is signed with regard to all children a couple has. It means that both adopted and biological children should be included into a text of a child support agreement.

  • Indicate full name of a child:

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    This information should be provided in accordance with a child’s birth certificate.

  • Indicate the child's date of birth:

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    This information should be provided in accordance with a child’s birth certificate.

  • Indicate full names and date of birth of all children under 18 years old:

About this Agreement

  • Select the state or territory the laws of which shall apply to this Agreement:

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    The laws of a state or territory selected in the answer to this question will automatically apply towards this Child Support Agreement.

    The most common option is a state or territory where either of the parents or children currently reside.

  • Select the date on which this Agreement is being signed by both parties:

  • Select the type of a child support agreement parties want to sign:

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    A limited child support agreement is a written agreement between parents based on an existing child support assessment, allowing for more flexibility as it can be varied or terminated more easily without requiring independent legal advice.

    A binding child support agreement is a formal written agreement between parents that sets out child support obligations and is legally enforceable, providing long-term certainty and finality, and requiring each party to obtain independent legal advice before signing.

  • Are there any current binding child support obligations in place, such as a child support assessment under the statutory formula?

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    A child support assessment formula in Australia is the method used by the Services Australia to calculate the amount of child support one parent must pay to the other.The formula produces a standard, legally recognized payment amount designed to ensure the child’s financial needs are met fairly, based on the parents’ capacity to pay and the child’s living arrangements.

  • Are there any existing or ongoing child support agreements between the parties?

Support Payments

  • Select the type of financial support the paying parent is required to provide:

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    Periodic Payments – regular, ongoing child support payments made at set intervals (e.g., weekly, fortnightly, or monthly) to contribute to the child’s day-to-day living expenses.

    Non-Periodic Payments – one-off or irregular payments for specific child-related costs, such as school fees, medical expenses, or extracurricular activities, that are not covered by the regular periodic payments.

  • Indicate amount of a regular child support payment, in Australian dollars

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    The frequency of such regular payments should be provided in the question below.

  • Select the frequency of regular child support payments:

  • Describe in brief how frequently child support payments should be made:

  • Select the date on which the first child support payment should be made:

  • Describe in detail the amount and purpose for which non-periodic payments are to be made:

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    Regular Payments Adjusted to Consumer Price Index (CPI)

    This means the regular child support payments will increase or decrease each year in line with changes in the national Consumer Price Index, ensuring the payments keep pace with general cost-of-living changes.

    Regular Payments Adjusted to Capital City Consumer Price Index

    This means the regular child support payments will be adjusted annually based on the CPI of a specific Australian capital city, reflecting the local cost-of-living changes where the child primarily resides.

Miscellaneous

  • For how long this Agreement shall remain in force?

  • Select the date on which this Agreement shall expire:

  • List all circumstances upon which this Agreement shall expire:

  • The agreed amount of regular support payments shall be adjusted to:

  • Select the capital city whose Consumer Price Index will be used to adjust the regular child support payment annually:

  • Specify the percentage by which the regular child support payments will be adjusted annually:

  • How the amount and frequency of child support payments will be adjusted if the paying parent loses their income or becomes unemployed:

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