Flack and Sleiner (Child support)

This matter concerned an application for a departure determination under the *Child Support (Registration and Collection) Act 1988* (Cth) by the applicant, Flack, against the respondent, Sleiner. The dispute centred on whether the child support assessment should be departed from due to the income, property, and financial resources of the receiving parent and the child. The decision was made by J Longo M.

The primary legal issue before the court was whether the applicant had established a ground for departure from the child support assessment. Specifically, the court had to determine if the existing assessment was unfair given the financial circumstances of the receiving parent and the child, and if a departure was justified under the relevant provisions of the Act.

J Longo M affirmed the decision under review, finding that the applicant had not established a ground for departure. The court's reasoning, though not detailed in the provided text, indicates that the evidence presented did not meet the threshold required to justify altering the child support assessment based on the income, property, or financial resources of the receiving parent or the child. The court applied the principles established in the *Child Support (Registration and Collection) Act 1988* concerning departure applications.