Manville and Berker (Child support)

The case of *Manville and Berker* concerned a dispute over the percentage of care for a child, brought before the court for review. The applicant sought to set aside a previous decision regarding the child support assessment, arguing that there had been a change to the likely pattern of care.

The central legal issue before the court was whether the existing assessment accurately reflected the current or likely future pattern of care for the child, and if not, whether the previous decision should be set aside and substituted with a new assessment. This involved an examination of the evidence presented regarding the care arrangements and their stability.

The court considered the evidence concerning the care arrangements and applied the relevant principles under the *Child Support (Registration and Collection) Act 1988*. The court found that there had been a material change to the likely pattern of care, which warranted a review of the existing assessment. Consequently, the court set aside the previous decision and substituted it with a new assessment reflecting the altered care arrangements.