Child Support

When children are involved, a separation or divorce carries with it long-term consequences. These include determining how the costs of children's living expenses and education will be shared, usually until they complete their secondary school education or turn 18,  whichever is later.

Even the most amicable relationship breakdowns can become challenging when it comes to negotiating the financial support arrangements for children.

There are two types of child support payments:

Periodic child support

Regular cash payments, calculated using a formula based on your and your former partner’s specific financial and care arrangements or as agreed between you both.

Non-periodic child support

Payments for costs that include childcare and/or private school fees, private health insurance, medical, dental and orthodontic costs, school uniforms, school books and materials, and any other expense associated with the child.

Assessing Your Situation

At Clancy & Triado our expert family lawyers will discuss your situation and provide objective advice on your obligation to pay, or your entitlement to receive periodic and non-periodic child support. We can also advise you on the terms of a private agreement on child support, known as a "Binding Child Support Agreement."   

Should it become necessary, we can also assist you to enforce the collection of child support and advise you about international child support entitlements and obligations when one parent is overseas.

Formalising Your Agreement

Once you and your former partner have agreed on a child support arrangement, we will prepare a child support agreement to document these financial arrangements and make them legally binding.