Millane and Dunlop (Child support)

The case of *Millane and Dunlop* concerned a dispute over the percentage of care arrangements for a child. The applicants, Millane and Dunlop, sought to have existing percentage of care determinations revoked and new determinations made. The matter came before Judicial Registrar Prentice M.

The primary 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 the existing percentage of care determinations and making new ones. This required an assessment of the factual circumstances surrounding the child's living arrangements and the intentions of the parents regarding future care.

Judicial Registrar Prentice M considered the evidence presented by both parties regarding the child's living arrangements and the stability of those arrangements. The court applied the principles governing the assessment of percentage of care under the *Child Support (Registration and Collection) Act 1988*, focusing on whether the evidence demonstrated a significant and ongoing change to the pattern of care. After reviewing the evidence, the court found that the criteria for revoking the existing determinations and making new ones had been met.

The court affirmed the decision under review, revoking the existing percentage of care determinations and making new determinations reflecting the changed pattern of care.