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2.4.9 Formulas when a parent has multiple child support cases (Formulas 3 & 4)

Context

Parents can have more than one child support case if they have children from different relationships. Formula 3 and 4 recognise a parent's responsibility to support their children in another child support case:

  • Formula 3 is used to calculate the child support assessment when one or both parents have more than one child support case.
  • Formula 4 is used if a non-parent carer is providing some care for a child and one or both parents have multiple child support cases.

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