In light of the changes to the Child Support arrangements after 1 July 2008 which would have meant a reduction in the child support payable to our client, we negotiated a child support agreement for our client so that her husband (who earns about $350,000 a year) pays child support which is commensurate with his earning capacity.  He now pays $2000 per week plus all school fees and expenses, extra curricular activities, private health cover and gap medical and dental costs. Our client is able to continue her role as the children’s primary carer which both parents agree is in the best interests of their children rather than needing to return to work to meet their everyday expenses.

Our client signed a child support agreement when he left his wife several years ago. When he came to see us, he had lost his job and had a new family. He couldn’t afford to keep paying child support at the rate he had agreed to under the agreement. His ex-wife wouldn’t agree to set aside the agreement. After a long Court battle, the judge discharged the child support agreement and ordered that child support should be paid in accordance with the administrative assessment made by the Child Support Agency. Now that our client is working again, he is able to meet his child support commitments to his children from his first marriage and support his new family.