Child Support Registrar and Ayton

In the matter of *Child Support Registrar and Ayton*, heard by Judge Street, the dispute concerned the enforcement of a child support debt. The Child Support Registrar, as the applicant, sought to recover a significant debt from Mr Ayton, the respondent.

The court was required to determine whether to make orders for the recovery of the outstanding child support debt and associated costs. Specifically, the court considered the nature of the debt and the appropriate enforcement mechanisms to be employed against the respondent's property.

Judge Street ordered that Mr Ayton be identified by his full name in the proceedings. The court found in favour of the Child Support Registrar, ordering Mr Ayton to pay the full child support debt and a contribution towards the applicant's costs, totalling $38,333.12, by 4 May 2017. To facilitate enforcement, the court continued an interlocutory order concerning the respondent's real property and granted the Child Support Registrar liberty to apply for a warrant of possession in respect of that property on two days' notice, along with other enforcement orders.