Foden and Child Support Registrar (Child support)

The matter of *Foden and Child Support Registrar* concerned an appeal to the Child Support Registrar regarding a decision about the percentage of care for a child. The appellant, Foden, sought to challenge the existing assessment of care arrangements.

The central legal issue before the Registrar was whether there had been a change to the likely pattern of care that would warrant a reassessment of the child support percentage. The Registrar was required to determine if the evidence presented by the appellant was sufficient to establish that the original decision regarding the percentage of care was incorrect.

The Registrar's reasoning focused on the evidentiary threshold required to overturn an existing decision. It was found that the evidence provided by Foden was insufficient to demonstrate a material change in the pattern of care. Consequently, the Registrar affirmed the original decision, concluding that the appellant had not discharged the onus of proving the original assessment was incorrect.