What entitlements...
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Topic: What entitlements...
Posted By: kebakat
Subject: What entitlements...
Date Posted: 27 June 2010 at 5:09pm
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.. should a father be able to get in the following situation..
- seperated - shared care of nearly 3 year old (week on week off) - can't work because of the care arrangements - currently in the courts to totally sort out care arrangements legally - live in different towns - hes living with parents since he can't work and afford to live on his own |
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Posted By: mummy_becks
Date Posted: 27 June 2010 at 7:07pm
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Should be able to get the DPB. WFF and child support as they do shared care. ------------- I was a puree feeder, forward facing, cot sleeping, pram pushing kind of Mum... and my kids survived! |
Posted By: jaz
Date Posted: 27 June 2010 at 7:16pm
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Are you talking about financial entitlements or custody/access entitlements? ------------- http://lilypie.com"> 
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Posted By: kebakat
Date Posted: 27 June 2010 at 7:19pm
| financial, as far as i know hes getting nothing now and shes getting it all which i know is wrong |
Posted By: mummy_becks
Date Posted: 27 June 2010 at 7:24pm
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I know with shared custody you both get WWF based on your income. As she is the "bigger" earner she will ahve to pay him child support. I learnt that from a friend who has to pay her ex child support even thou they do shared care. ------------- I was a puree feeder, forward facing, cot sleeping, pram pushing kind of Mum... and my kids survived! |
Posted By: kebakat
Date Posted: 27 June 2010 at 7:31pm
| both don't work though. shes only a bigger earner in the sense that she is getting govt help and hes not |
Posted By: mummy_becks
Date Posted: 27 June 2010 at 7:32pm
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I am sure once he see WINZ they will sort out money for him. ------------- I was a puree feeder, forward facing, cot sleeping, pram pushing kind of Mum... and my kids survived! |
Posted By: jaz
Date Posted: 28 June 2010 at 7:45am
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A friend of a friend is in this situation and apparently for WINZ one parent must be deemed to be the primary caregiver as they won't give both people the DPB to care for the same child. They have an almost 50/50 split but he has one more hour per week than her which entitles him to the DPB, 20 hours free childcare and to receive child support from her. Its a bit sucky because she is expected to work but is unable to access any childcare subsidies or use any of the 20 hours free during her time with the child.
I have heard of working parents having to pay each other child support even though they share custody equally and have an account for the childs expenses that they contribute equally to. Child support payments were required in order to qualify for WFF but this was awhile ago so their requirements may have changed. ------------- http://lilypie.com">
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