Gaekwad and Sidhu (Child support)

This matter concerned an appeal to the Administrative Appeals Tribunal (AAT) regarding child support assessments for a child. The parties involved were Ms Gaekwad and Mr Sidhu. The dispute centred on the correct care percentages to be attributed to each parent for the child from 4 October 2019.

The primary legal issue before the Tribunal was to determine the actual care arrangements for the child from the specified date and, consequently, the appropriate care percentages for the purposes of child support legislation. This involved assessing the evidence presented by both Ms Gaekwad and Mr Sidhu concerning the time the child spent in their respective care.

The Tribunal considered the evidence and agreed with the decision of the objections officer. It found that from 4 October 2019, the care percentages for the child were 0% to Ms Gaekwad and 0% to Mr Sidhu. This outcome implies that neither parent was deemed to have the requisite level of care for the child under the relevant child support provisions from that date.