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Child Support

Change is essential to the child support formula

It will be a tragedy if the current moves to change the child support system are thwarted in the Senate, writes Bettina Arndt . The latest attempt to reform child support is in trouble, with Labor and Democrat senators refusing to pass key government amendments. Talks continue but it seems unlikely

Change is essential to the child support formula

It will be a tragedy if the current moves to change the child support system are thwarted in the Senate, writes Bettina Arndt . The latest attempt to reform child support is in trouble, with Labor and Democrat senators refusing to pass key government amendments. Talks continue but it seems unlikely

Problem Parents doing time "Letters"

For too long people suffering as a result of family separation have been kept away from the public gaze. Your newspaper deserves praise for bringing the heartache and tragedy of those who unfortunately find themselves as clients of the Family Court and Child Support Agency to the fore. ('Problem' pa

Problem Parents doing time "Letters"

For too long people suffering as a result of family separation have been kept away from the public gaze. Your newspaper deserves praise for bringing the heartache and tragedy of those who unfortunately find themselves as clients of the Family Court and Child Support Agency to the fore. ('Problem' pa

Problem parents doing time

Attorney General Daryl Williams wants to jail more mums and dads who defy family law. But as John Stapleton reports, critics say it is the system that is at fault.

Problem parents doing time

Attorney General Daryl Williams wants to jail more mums and dads who defy family law. But as John Stapleton reports, critics say it is the system that is at fault.

Child-support reforms 'unfair'

The promise of fairer child-support rules has been dashed by an unfair and restrictive regulation enforced by the Child Support Agency, according to the Men's Rights Agency. The law was changed last year to, among other things, allow paying parents to divert up to 25 per cent of their child support

Child-support reforms 'unfair'

The promise of fairer child-support rules has been dashed by an unfair and restrictive regulation enforced by the Child Support Agency, according to the Men's Rights Agency. The law was changed last year to, among other things, allow paying parents to divert up to 25 per cent of their child support

Child payments: A-G's advice on jailing 'wrong'

Attorney General Daryl Williams has been accused of deliberately misleading a Government Senator over plans to jail parents who fall behind in child-support payments. Prominent advocacy group, the Men's Rights Agency, claimed yesterday Mr Williams was wrong when he said tough new jailing provisions

Child payments: A-G's advice on jailing 'wrong'

Attorney General Daryl Williams has been accused of deliberately misleading a Government Senator over plans to jail parents who fall behind in child-support payments. Prominent advocacy group, the Men's Rights Agency, claimed yesterday Mr Williams was wrong when he said tough new jailing provisions
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