NMDC and Child Support Registrar (Child support second review)

This matter concerned a second review of a child support assessment before the Administrative Appeals Tribunal. The parties involved were NMDC and the Child Support Registrar, with the dispute revolving around the percentage of care attributed to each parent for the child.

The primary legal issue before the Tribunal was to determine the correct percentage of care for the child, which directly impacts the child support payable. The Tribunal was required to consider the evidence presented and decide whether the previous determination of care percentages was accurate.

The Tribunal affirmed the decision of the Social Security Appeals Tribunal (SSAT) and the original decision-maker, concluding that the mother provided 93 per cent of the care and the father provided 7 per cent. The Tribunal acknowledged that the care arrangements may have evolved since the child's third birthday, but found no reason to alter the established percentages. The Tribunal's decision was to affirm the decision under review.