Child Support Lawyers
If you have recently separated and you have children with your ex-partner, you may be eligible to either receive or be assessed to pay child support payments for your children’s benefit. For assistance in these matters, a child support lawyer can guide you through the process so you can explore all available options.
Child Support Scheme
The aim of the Child Support Scheme is to provide for the continued maintenance and support for the children of the relationship. The Scheme also aims to minimise parental conflict over financial arrangements. It is important to keep these objectives in mind when approaching the issue of child support payments.
Much like every other aspect of family law, child support can be an emotive and fragile topic to broach. At New Way Lawyers, our experienced child support lawyers will guide you through the process of either coming to an agreement with your spouse about payment of – or applying for – child support. Our approach is always with the core understanding that the family unit should be preserved to the greatest extent possible. We do not believe in an adversarial approach and will handle your matter with dignity, compassion, and respect.
You Are Not Alone
We understand that child support can make an enormous difference to single parents who are grappling not only with the emotional implications of separation but also the added financial obligations that come with it. We aim to make this process as smooth as possible for you.
Child support payments can occur in a number of different ways including by way of:
- Lump sum payments;
- Periodic payments;
- Non-periodic payments.
How can we help?
A child support lawyer can provide advice to you regarding the above process, including:
- Providing advice about child support arrangements
- Drafting and advising on Limited Child Support Agreements
- Drafting and advising on Binding Child Support Agreements
To determine the approach most suitable to you, call us for a free consultation with one of our experienced solicitors.
Reaching an agreement
Unless the parties are able to reach an agreement, the Department of Human Services will calculate the amount of child support owed to the primary carer. Whenever possible it is best to reach agreement about child support arrangements.
We can assist you both in determining the type and amount of child support relevant to your situation and attempting to reach an agreement in this regard.
Happy clients
I wanted to thank you Joanne for all your work and effort on behalf of my family and I. Everyone at New Way Lawyers has been very helpful and made an unfamiliar process relatively easy for me. Thanks so much for everything. All the best.
BA
Thank you so very much for all your help with my divorce. You were brilliant and really helped move things forward to finalise these orders. I really appreciate all your help with everything. You made what is a very stressful process a whole lot easier. Thank you so much.
PR
A sincere thank you Andrew for all your help. I deeply appreciate the help you and your team have given me. My only regret is that I didn’t enlist your help sooner.
CR
Thank you for your service. Yes, it has been very difficult – the most difficult period of my life. So I thank you and the New Way team for your professionalism, your prayers, and your work.
JL
My matter was a moral one rather than a legal one and I felt fully supported by New Way Lawyers throughout the entire process. I was never led to believe that we would be successful in achieving my desired outcome but I felt it was worth a small investment on my behalf to try. The letter written on my behalf was very persuasive and although we’d given it our best shot I fully expected our appeal to be rejected. Regardless of the outcome I was very grateful for the way my case was handled by New Way Lawyers. You can imagine my delight when I received advice that our appeal had been accepted. I’m very grateful for the assistance Phillipa, Joanne and your company have give me with this matter and I offer you my sincere thanks you for your help. I am very impressed with your business.
BR
I can’t express in words my gratitude and how helpful your information and guidance has been and how much it has calmed my anxiety whilst I try and do my best to prepare all of the court documentation.