More Information and Contacts

The Legal Practitioner’s Guide contains precedents for child support agreements and court orders. This guide was jointly produced by the Family Law Council, the Family Law Department of the Law Council of Australia, and Services Australia in 2008.

Administrative Review Tribunal (ART) Social Services and Child Support Division
www.art.gov.au/applying-review/child-support

Services Australia – Child Support
www.servicesaustralia.gov.au/individuals/child-support

Victoria Legal Aid – Child Support Legal Service
www.legalaid.vic.gov.au/enquire-about-child-support-appointment

Legal advice about maintenance or child support issues is available through Victoria Legal Aid’s (VLA) Child Support Legal Service.

To help VLA assess which child support service you need, complete the online form at www.legalaid.vic.gov.au/enquire-about-child-support-appointment.

More Information Contacts

Chapter: 4.2: Parental responsibilities and child support

Contributor: Kamalini Jayasena, Deputy Managing Lawyer, Child Support Legal Service, Victoria Legal Aid, and Simon MacDonald, Professional Support Lawyer, Victoria Legal Aid

Current as of: 1 September 2024

Law Handbook Page: 243

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