15 yr old child is working, does hubby pay less to CSA

[Caz1971]

Hi Inanna, no my ex husband lives in canada. I cannot find him and CSA cannot find him, so I get NOTHING from him for my son.

[blessedatlast]

The $800.00 you paid for school stuff might count as child support.. On the back of DP's child support bill it says

If you have made payments for child support either directly to the other party or on behalf of the other party please contact CSA as these payments may be an elible credit to your child support account

Might be worth checking out if you haven't already.. Buying school things could be regarded as payment on behalf of the other party??

[Amity]

Nothing you can really do about your DS apart from contacting the Canadian authorities. Australia does have reciprocal agreements with Canada about child support so if you ask for the "overseas maintenance department" with the CSA you might (eventually) get somewhere with them.

In terms of 15yo working, is she working full time? Can she support herself financially? Unless a "Child Support Terminating Event" occurs, which is defined in the legislation, then he will have to continue to pay.

If you can't afford to pay for whatever reason, there are ways in which you can apply for a departure order - check out the form "changing your child support in special circumstances" available on the CSA website.

Good luck