Binnick and Binnick (Child support)

The case of *Binnick and Binnick* concerned a dispute over the percentage of care arrangements for a child. The applicant sought to have the existing percentage of care determinations revoked and new determinations made. The matter was heard by Magistrate Prentice.

The central legal issue before the court was whether there had been a change to the likely pattern of care for the child. This required the court to assess the evidence presented regarding the current and future care arrangements and determine if they warranted a departure from the existing, court-determined percentages.

Magistrate Prentice considered the evidence and found that a change to the likely pattern of care had occurred. The court applied the principles governing the determination of percentage of care under the *Child Support (Registration and Collection) Act 1988*, focusing on the factual circumstances of the child's living arrangements and the likelihood of those arrangements continuing. The existing percentage of care determinations were accordingly revoked, and new determinations were made based on the revised pattern of care.