Australian Child Support ... the unbalanced truth!

Australian Child Support ... the unbalanced truth!

Did You Know......?

This week has been an interesting challenge for me.....

Not only have I been dealing with the day to day trials of raising children on the Autistic Spectrum, but this week, I have also been learning a little more about the finer details of the Australian Child Support system in relation to disability.

Now, I am only passing on information here. I can not state my opinion, as it would 

require many colourful describing words which are clearly not fit for readers.

So the following information is just fact. I am not discussing my personal situation.

1.  The Australian Child Support System has a wonderful positive outlook of... "We don't look back ...only forward.... for a more positive future for both parents." - If a parent chooses not to pay private school fees for 5 years, of which they are financially responsible.... those funds cannot be recovered unless the other parent who does provide for all educational and medical costs, lodges court action.

2.  The same applies for Medical costs and Therapy associated with your child's disability. - Non paying parents actually have the power to deny their OWN child therapy required, especially if it means self sacrifice is required to fund that therapy. 

3. If you do have a child with a disability and your partnership with the other liable parent breaks down.... leaving you to raise that disabled child.....  

you will always be disadvantaged. - Government agencies will not pick up the tab for therapy, that financially responsible parties that will not pay. This is why the call is so strong for a National Disability Insurance Scheme. Families are struggling now to provide a quality of life for their disabled loved ones.

4.  You can lodge all the forms, spend hours of wasted time filling in paperwork and being interviewed on the phone..... have the judgement in cases go in your favour.... and still not receive the financial aide that the Child Support Agency Assessment Team recommends. - "Because at the end of the day.... we cannot enforce the other party to pay, if it means that they have to sacrifice any quality of their lifestyle for the benefit of the disabled child in question. "

So After learning all this pointless information this week.... is anything the Child Support Agency can actually do in helping sole parent families acquire equality in financial responsibility, when it comes to raising a disabled child.....?

NO... 

But here are some of my own suggestions.

 "Say nothing and just get on with it!"

......speaks for itself really!

......  send a mystery package to the parent in question. Won't change anything but would make you feel so much better!

or

RISE UP....

FIGHT....

KEEP GOING....

and 

WIN.... 

knowing you did everything you could possibly do.