When parents who owe money do not pay up, it can push families below the poverty line.
Anyone who has experienced the child support system knows it is complicated, but when parents who owe money do not pay up, it can push families below the poverty line.
"We're going backwards, despite an increase in technology … we could do so much better," said Terese Edwards, the CEO of the Council of Single Mothers. But when Isabelle has complained about his income or assets, she has been asked to complete a 'change of assessment' process, which means she has to hand over all of her personal financial information to the Government. He can then access it.
"He has brand new phones. He has the latest dual-cab Toyota. They just bought a $600,000 property. His life hasn't altered. His life isn't hard."Ms Edwards said mothers were often also further disadvantaged because of the way child support interacts with family benefits, particularly Family Tax Benefit A, which is often calculated using expected child support income, rather than that which is received.
The split was acrimonious and took 12 months to go through the Family Court, racking up tens of thousands in legal bills."He started playing games where he wouldn't pay on time and then he would delay his payments even further," she said.Despite being in a similar role as he is now, in the last financial year he claimed his income had been slashed to just $129,000.
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