Formula 2 - single case with a non-parent carer

• Formula 2


  Used to calculate the amount of child support to be paid when somebody other than a parent is providing some care for a child and neither parent has another child support case
• A non-parent carer must have at least 35% care of the child to be entitled to receive child support
• A non-parent carer is not entitled to receive child support unless the carer has made an application under section 25A for an assessment of the costs of the child
• Steps to work out the annual rate of child support payable if one or more non-parent carers have a percentage of care and neither parent has another child support case

  1. Work out each parent's child support income

  2. Work out the parents' combined child support income

  3. Work out each parent's income percentage

  4. Work out each parent's and non-parent carer's percentage of care

  5. Work out each parent's and non-parent carer's cost percentage

  6. Work out each parent's child support percentage

  7. Work out the costs of the child

  8. Calculate the annual rate of child support payable by the parent for the child
• If both parents have a positive child support percentage


  Both parents pay child support to the non-parent carer/s
• If one parent has a positive child support percentage and the other parent has a negative child support percentage and less than shared care

  The parent with the positive child support percentage pays child support to the non-parent carer/s
• If one parent has a positive child support percentage and the other parent has a negative child support percentage and at least shared care


  The parent with the positive child support percentage pays child support to the other parent and the non-parent carer
• If 2 non-parent carers are entitled to receive child support for a child, the amount to be paid by the parent/s is shared in accordance with each carer's share of cost percentages of all people entitled to receive child support
• Different rules apply if the minimum annual rate of child support is payable to more than one person