Question about DVO and Centerlink

[briggsy's girl]

stg - when bubs is born, call centrelink, ask for an appointment with a social worker at your local office. they'll get a record of the DVO and will exempt you from needing to claim child support from him. you'll just need to show them a copy of the docs regarding the DVO

[stg]

oh wow, really? and they wont contact him/persue it without my consent?

.. what a relief

Ive heard that they will persue it anyway - and they think the custody is for family courts, not them..

[Yael]

Hi Stg,

My husband works for CSA, and this is what he says:

It is a centrelink issue whether or not they will grant an exemption, but exemptions seem to be granted in instances of domestic violence, if that is what the social worker has determined in the case.

Centrelink cannot register a case for you, if anything they will cut your FTB. If for some reason exemption is not an option (hypothetically), you can chose not to register a case and go on the base rate of FTB. CSA will not persue him for anything unless you register a case

HTH

[Lulu]

Yeah - true.

You have the paperwork and the DV already, you just need to speak to the Social Worker at C'link. I'm sure you will be ok and get the full rate xoxoxoxo

[stg]

wow what a relief. Thanks heaps guys.