If the payer fails to pay child support on time, there are various ways that the payee can enforce the responsibility of the payer to pay them.
Examples include:
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Garnishment
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Seizure or sale of property
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Sequestration of an estate (where the payer is the appointor of an estate, a receiver may be appointed to the estate).
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Power of sale of any real property
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Interception of tax refunds
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Prohibiting the payer from leaving Australia until satisfactory arrangements regarding payment are made.
If any debt recovery proceedings are entered by the payee, under section 113 of the Child Support (Registration and Collection) Act 1988 (Cth), the payee has a duty to notify the registrar at least 14 days before the start of proceedings unless there are exceptional circumstances. Following the proceedings, the payee must also inform the registrar of any orders made.
How can Prime Lawyers help you?
The family lawyers at Prime Lawyers are experienced in child support matters. If you are not receiving the child support payments that were agreed upon and are within your child support agreement, our family lawyers are able to assist you and provide you with methods by which child support payments can be enforced.