Can parents claim contact expenses against child support, such as airfares, hotel, tolls, taxis and phone calls to see kids who have moved interstate?

Where parents are already credited with meeting 24 per cent of the cost of the child through care, because they have 14-34 per cent care, only additional expenses necessary for travel will be able to be claimed under a Change of Assessment. This is because the usual costs of caring for a child, such as food and accommodation, are recognised through the 24 per cent of care. Where parents have less than 14 per cent care, and where a parent spends more than 5 per cent of their income on contact expenses, they can have these costs taken into account through a Change of Assessment decision. To apply for a Change of Assessment call CSA on 131 272 or fill out the Change of Assessment form.