This guide offers ways you can help children during separation as well as suggestions about making arrangements for the children. [Full Details]
Author: Family Court of Australia
URL:http://www.familylawcourts.gov.au/wps/wcm/resource
Commonwealth of Australia
Factsheet
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Information about what you should take into consideration about your children's age and development when developing parenting arrangements after separation. [Full Details]
Author: Chatfirst
URL:http://www.chatfirst.com.au/parents/03_7_age.php
Provides information about services funded under the Family Relationships Services Program that are available to help families, whether together or separated, to build better relationships. [Full Details]
Author: Attorney-General's Department
URL:http://www.familyrelationships.gov.au/www/agd/fami
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Children are usually unsure of what is happening when their parents separate. Parents may be unsure themselves and find it hard to answer their children's questions. This booklet attempts to answer the most commonly asked questions in terms a young p... [Full Details]
URL:http://familyrelationships.gov.au/www/agd/rwpattac
Information about applications for custody when an applicant or respondant is overseas. [Full Details]
URL:http://www.ag.gov.au/www/agd/agd.nsf/Page/RWP66406
Providing helpful tips and hints on reducing conflict and building a workable relationship with the other parent for the benefit of the kids. Includes suggestions about making a parenting plan. [Full Details]
Author: Child Support Agency
URL:http://www.csa.gov.au/publications/pdf/1229.pdf
Publication
From 1 January 2007, changes to the Child Support Scheme have simplified the relationship between the courts and Child Support Agency. Factsheet seven outlines the benefits. [Full Details]
URL:http://www.csa.gov.au/schemereforms/pdf/Factsheet_
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From the resource called Family Separation - a guide for teens. Your family will still be your family, even after the separation and the changes, such as living arrangements. But families are not just about who lives with who - they are about... [Full Details]
URL:http://www.youth.csa.gov.au/what_now/index.aspx
Factsheet eight explains that changes to the Child Support Scheme mean parents now have up to 13 weeks following separation to seek advice and apply for child support. [Full Details]
From July 2008, the Australian Government will introduce a new formula for calculating the amount of child support paid between separated parents. Factsheet 6 outlines the new formula. [Full Details]