The Child Support Assessment Act allows the Registrar to change a child support assessment if the assessment of child support results in an unjust and inequitable level of financial support being paid. Child support lawyers can challenge a child support assessment on limited and specified grounds which can include:
- The circumstances of either parent’s income, property or financial resources
- The earning capacity of either parent
- The costs of contact for either parent
- The expenses of the child or children including in some circumstances their education expenses
Some of these grounds are considered below.
1. Income, Property and Financial Resources
A common issue concerning the income, property and financial resources of a parent is when the income of one parent is significantly higher or lower than the amount recorded in the actual assessment. [...]