Being eligible for child support depends on:
- whether your children qualify for child support
- whether the other parent, or both parents if applying as a non-parent carer, can be made liable
- the amount of care you provide.
If you and your child are living in Australia, you should apply for child support through Services Australia.
Child support in New Zealand and Australia
If the parent of the child you want to make liable for child support is not a NZ citizen but lives in a 2007 Child Support Convention country, you can apply to us for a child support formula assessment.
Applying for child support from a 2007 Child Support Convention Country
Child support definitions of 'child', 'liable parent', and 'ongoing daily care of a child'
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