Vale and Vale and Anor (No. 2)

The Federal Circuit Court of Australia, presided over by Hogan J, considered an application by the applicant to vary the annual rate of child support payable to the respondent from 18 September 2014 onwards to nil.

The central legal issue before the court was whether the applicant had established grounds to vary the existing child support assessment to a nil rate from the specified date.

Hogan J refused the application to vary the annual rate of child support to nil. The reasons for this refusal are not detailed in the provided extract, but the outcome indicates that the applicant did not satisfy the court that the circumstances warranted such a significant alteration to the child support obligations. The court's order reflects a decision against reducing the child support liability to zero.