Keegan and Iveson (Child support)

The case of Keegan and Iveson (Child support) concerned a dispute between the parties regarding the particulars of an administrative assessment of child support. The decision under review was made by the Registrar of the Child Support Agency.

The primary legal issue before the court was whether the income of one of the parties, specifically income earned after separation, should be considered in the child support assessment. This involved determining whether the income was earned in accordance with a pattern of income established after separation, and whether that income would not have been earned in the ordinary course of events.

The court considered the principles governing the assessment of post-separation income. It was required to determine if the income in question was genuinely reflective of the party's earning capacity in the post-separation period and if it deviated from what would be expected in the ordinary course of events. The court ultimately set aside the decision under review and substituted its own decision.