Get Help From Our Child Support Lawyers in Perth
Reaching an agreement with your former spouse over matters concerning your children can be particularly difficult. How do you sort out care arrangements? What about child support? What’s best for the kids?
As your child support lawyers in Perth, our job is to ensure you have a clear understanding of your legal obligations and rights in order to achieve an outcome that’s in the best interest of your children.
And what is best for your children? Here’s what the the Family Law Act 1975 says the Court must consider:
- What arrangements would promote the safety (including safety from family violence, abuse, neglect or other harm) of the child, and each person who has care of the child.
- Any views expressed by the child.
- The developmental, psychological, emotional and cultural needs of the child.
- The capacity of each person who has or is proposed to have parental responsibility for the child to provide for the child’s developmental, psychological, emotional and cultural needs.
- The benefit to the child of being able to have a relationship with the child’s parents, and other people significant to the child, where it is safe to do so.
- They have the right to a meaningful relationship with both parents in their lives.
When it comes to financial support the Child Support Agency considers both parents’ incomes, the number of children and their current living arrangements when deciding on appropriate rates of child support to be paid to parents or caregivers.
When you engage our child support lawyers in Perth, we’ll be there to help you make sure you’re fairly represented when it comes to child support matters.
Want to find our more about child support? Read our blog where we answer common questions about child support.
Child Support Agreements not running so smoothly?
Hickman Family Lawyers’ experienced child support lawyers will ensure you’re fairly represented when it comes to child support arrangements. We’ll help you navigate the relevant laws to achieve the best outcome for you and your family.
