This report examines the extent to which cohorts of families are using the Child Support Scheme compared to nearly a decade ago. It is important to understand the drivers of the decline in the Child Support Program coverage and how separated parents, especially main carers, meet the financial needs of their children.

This research examines Australian trends in care time arrangements after parental separation. It explores trends in care time arrangements since 2015, including arrangements beyond shared care and differences by child age. These care time arrangements are one of the elements that determine how much child support transfers from one parent to the other.

The Australian Government Attorney-General’s Department has commissioned this research to support a review of the Family Relationship Services Program (FRSP). The FRSP aims to improve the wellbeing of Australian families, particularly families with children, who are at risk of separating or have separated.

An evaluation of the trial of Lawyer-Assisted Family Law Property Mediation which aims to support separating couples with small value property pools, who require legal advice and support to mediate and reach agreement on family law property splits. The mixed methods evaluation found that the LAC Trial had been effective. The report concludes that the...

This evaluation reviews a program providing access to simpler, quicker court processes for post-separation property matters with small asset pools. The findings support the implementation of the pilot program on an ongoing basis with a national rollout, with some improvements, including to the definition of small asset pools, suggested.