Sachs and Sheedy (Child support)

The case of *Sachs and Sheedy* concerned a dispute regarding the percentage of care arrangements for a child. The applicant, Sachs, sought to have the existing percentage of care determinations revoked and new determinations made. The matter came before the court for review of a decision made by the Child Support Registrar.

The primary legal issue before the court was whether there had been a change to the likely pattern of care for the child. This required the court to assess the evidence presented by the parties regarding the actual care arrangements and to determine if these arrangements constituted a significant and likely ongoing departure from the previously determined percentage of care.

The court considered the evidence of the parties and applied the principles of the *Child Support (Registration and Collection) Act 1988* concerning changes to care arrangements. The court found that the evidence supported a change in the likely pattern of care and that the existing determinations were no longer reflective of the reality of the child's living arrangements. Consequently, the court affirmed the decision to revoke the existing percentage of care determinations and make new ones.