Child support and the law

Published 13 October 2023

About this booklet

This free booklet is for anyone who needs to ask for child support or has been asked to pay child support.

It has information about:

applying for child support
your options if you are asked to pay child support
parentage testing
child support assessments
how child support payments can be made
questioning or changing child support
family violence and child support
where to get help.

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