Ali and Ali (Child support)

The case of *Ali and Ali* concerned a dispute over the percentage of care arrangements for a child, brought before the court for review. The applicant sought to revoke existing determinations regarding the percentage of care, arguing that there had been a change in the likely pattern of care.

The central legal issue before the court was whether the applicant had demonstrated a sufficient change to the likely pattern of care to warrant the revocation of the existing percentage of care determinations. The court was required to assess the evidence presented to determine if the established care arrangements had indeed altered in a way that justified a recalculation of child support obligations.

In its reasoning, the court found that the evidence did not establish a change to the likely pattern of care. Applying the relevant principles of the *Child Support (Registration and Collection) Act 1988*, the court determined that the existing percentage of care determinations remained appropriate. Consequently, the court refused to revoke the existing determinations.