Anderson and Anderson (Child support)

The parties, referred to as Anderson and Anderson, brought a matter before the court concerning child support. The central dispute revolved around a determination made regarding the percentage of care for the child, with the applicant asserting that there had been a change to the established pattern of care. The court was tasked with reviewing this new determination.

The primary legal issue before the court was whether the circumstances constituted a change in the pattern of care sufficient to warrant a new assessment of the percentage of care. This involved an examination of the evidence presented to determine if the existing care arrangements had been altered in a material way that impacted the child support assessment.

The court considered the evidence and the relevant provisions of the *Child Support (Registration and Collection) Act 1988*. It found that the new determination made by the Registrar was not supported by the evidence, as there had indeed been a significant change to the pattern of care. Consequently, the court set aside the original decision and substituted its own determination regarding the percentage of care.