Hadcock and Yonge (Child support)

The case of *Hadcock and Yonge* concerned a dispute regarding the percentage of care for a child. The applicant sought to have the existing percentage of care determinations revoked and new determinations made, alleging a change in the likely pattern of care. The court was required to consider whether the existing determinations should be set aside and substituted with new ones.

The central legal issue before the court was whether there had been a change to the likely pattern of care for the child, which would justify revoking existing percentage of care determinations and making new ones. This involved an assessment of whether court orders regarding care had been complied with and whether reasonable action had been taken in response to any non-compliance. The court also had to consider the application of an interim period.

The court's reasoning focused on the evidence presented regarding the actual and intended care arrangements for the child. It applied the principles of the *Child Support (Registration and Collection) Act 1988* concerning changes in the pattern of care and the circumstances under which existing determinations could be revoked and substituted. The court found that the existing determinations were no longer reflective of the likely pattern of care and that reasonable steps had not been taken to ensure compliance with court orders. Consequently, the court set aside the existing decision under review and substituted it with new percentage of care determinations.