Parekh and Parekh (Child support)

This matter concerned an appeal by the applicant, Parekh, against a decision of the Child Support Registrar concerning the percentage of care for the parties' child. The dispute centred on whether there had been a change to the likely pattern of care for the child, which would justify a revocation of existing percentage of care determinations and the making of new ones.

The primary legal issue before the court was whether the Registrar had erred in revoking the existing percentage of care determinations and making new ones, based on an assessment of a change in the likely pattern of care. The court was required to determine if the evidence supported a finding that the child's living arrangements had changed to such an extent that the previous determinations were no longer accurate or appropriate.

The court reviewed the evidence presented regarding the child's living arrangements and the parties' respective roles in the child's care. It applied the principles of the *Child Support (Registration and Collection) Act 1988* concerning changes to the pattern of care. The court found that the Registrar had made an error in their assessment of the change in the likely pattern of care. Consequently, the court set aside the decision under review and substituted its own determination.