Curfman and Curfman (Child support)

The matter of *Curfman and Curfman* concerned a dispute over the percentage of care attributed to each parent for child support assessment purposes. The applicant sought to have the existing decision reviewed and set aside. The decision was made by a Senior Member of the Tribunal.

The central legal issue before the Tribunal was to determine the likely pattern of care between the parties from the commencement of the administrative assessment. This involved assessing the factual circumstances to ascertain which parent had the greater percentage of care for the child.

The Senior Member considered the evidence presented by both parties regarding the care arrangements. The Tribunal applied the principles of the *Child Support (Registration and Collection) Act 1988* concerning the determination of care percentages. After reviewing the evidence, the Tribunal found that the previous assessment did not accurately reflect the actual care arrangements. Consequently, the Tribunal set aside the original decision and substituted its own finding regarding the percentage of care.