Follow these steps to challenge a decision we've made about registering overseas maintenance.
Read about which decisions you can challenge and under what grounds.
Before you start
Before you challenge our decision, you'll need your:
- IRD number
- postal address
- contact details.
You'll also need to give us:
- the date from the decision notice we sent you
- the reasons for your challenge - these must fit the grounds available
- any evidence to support your challenge.
Send us the challenge letter in myIR
Make sure you let us know the message is for child support.
Attach your challenge letter and any supporting information to the message.
Log in to myIR
You can also send your challenge by post.
Make sure you've included your correct information and any documents we need, then send them to us at:
Child Support
PO Box 39010
Wellington Mail Centre
Lower Hutt 5045
What happens next
After we get your challenge, we'll review the reasons you've given and your evidence. We'll contact you if we need further information. We will write to you with our decision and any further options you may have.
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