Section 37 — Child Support (Assessment) Act 1989: Formula 3: Method statement using incomes of both parents in multiple child support cases with no non-parent carer

This is how to work out the annual rate of child support payable for a child for a day in a child support period if no non-parent carer has a percentage of care for the child for the day. Method statement Step 1. Follow steps 1 to 6 in the method statement in section 35 for each parent. Step 1A. Work out the costs of the child for the day under section 55HA. Step 1B. If a parent has a positive child support percentage under step 6 of the method statement in section 35, work out the following rate: Step 2. Work out each parent’s multi-case cap (if any) for the child for the day (see section 55E). Step 3. If a parent has a positive child support percentage under step 6 of the method statement in section 35, the annual rate of child support payable by the parent for the child for the day is the lower of: (a) the rate worked out under step 1B of the method statement in this section; and (b) the parent’s multi-case cap (if any) for the child for the day. Note: The annual rate of child support payable by a parent for a child is nil if the other parent’s percentage of care for the child is less than 35% (see section 40C).