Wygle and Wygle (Child support)

The matter of *Wygle and Wygle* concerned a dispute between the parties regarding child support payments. The applicant sought to set aside a decision made by the Registrar of the Child Support Agency. The case was heard by R King M.

The central legal issue before the court was whether payments made by the father to a third party, specifically the mother's parents, constituted payments made in lieu of child support. This required the court to determine the intention of both parents at the time these payments were made.

R King M considered the evidence presented and applied the principles of the *Child Support (Registration and Collection) Act 1988*. The court found that the payments made to the mother's parents were indeed intended by both parties to satisfy the child support obligations. Consequently, the Registrar's decision was set aside and substituted with a new decision reflecting this finding.