Baydun and Baydun (Child support)

The case of *Baydun and Baydun* concerned an application to the court to review a departure determination made by the Registrar of the Child Support Agency. The dispute centred on the assessment of the liable parent's income, property, and financial resources, specifically in relation to benefits derived from his business. The matter came before J Thomson M.

The primary legal issue before the court was whether the Registrar's departure determination was justified, particularly concerning the inclusion of certain business benefits in the calculation of the liable parent's child support liability. This required the court to consider the nature of the benefits received by the liable parent from his business and whether they constituted income or financial resources that should be taken into account for child support purposes.

J Thomson M reasoned that the Registrar had correctly identified and assessed the benefits derived by the liable parent from his business. The court applied the principles of the *Child Support (Registration and Collection) Act 1988*, focusing on the broad definition of income and financial resources available to a parent. The court found that the benefits in question were indeed available to the liable parent and were therefore properly considered in the departure determination. The decision under review was varied.