by Virginia Bonanni | May 31, 2022 | FDR Centre, FDR Mediation, Mediation
By Kate Holland Changes announced last week as part of the 2022 budget will affect how child support is paid to parents who receive a benefit at the sole parent rate. Starting 1 July 2023, child support payments will be passed on in full to these parents without the...
by Virginia Bonanni | Apr 19, 2021 | FDR Centre, FDR Mediation, Mediation
The child support scheme affects approximately 135,000 carers, 166,000 liable parents and 185,000 qualifying children. In 2019 it was reported that there was $2.2 billion in child support debt. A crippling $1.6 billion of this debt was penalties, which meant only $558...