How is child support calculated? What sorts of things are taken into account?
- When the Child Support Agency calculates your child support it uses a special formula.
- This formula takes into account the income of both parents, the cost of raising children, the number of children and the time the children spend in the care of each parent.
- You can find more information about the formula here: http://www.humanservices.gov.au/customer/enablers/child-support/child-support-assessment/working-out-child-support-using-the-basic-formula.
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