36Multi-group allowance

1. This section applies to a parent who has more than 1 child support group.

2. For the purpose of calculating a parent's child support income amount in relation to a particular child (child C) in a child support year, a parent to whom this section applies is entitled to a multi-group allowance in relation to child C.

3. The multi-group allowance in relation to child C is the sum of the multi-group costs of each child (child D) of the parent who is not in the same child support group as child C.

4. The multi-group cost of child D is—

   $e\; ÷\; n$

   Where:

   • e e

     is the amount, determined in accordance with the child expenditure table applying to the relevant child support year, that applies to the parent in respect of child D—

   • on the basis of the child support income amount of that parent alone, with that amount being treated as the adjusted income of the parent, minus the parent's living allowance and the sum of any dependent child allowances to which the parent is entitled; and
   • as if—
     1. child D were one of n children; and
     2. all those children were the same age as child D
   • n n

     is the total number of children of the parent in all the parent's child support groups.

Notes

• Section 36: replaced, on 1 April 2015, by section 12 of the Child Support Amendment Act 2013 (2013 No 12).
• Section 36(4)(a): amended, on 1 April 2022, by section 9(2) of the Child Support Amendment Act 2021 (2021 No 6).