The U.S. government has arrangements with these countries to provide child support services. Albania. Australia. Austria. Belarus. Belgium. Bosnia and Herzegovina. Brazil. Bulgaria.
Claims for child support payments need to be assessed by the relevant child support agency where the child is resident. Australia and the United States have a bilateral agreement to enforce child support payments for parents resident in their country when the child is abroad.
The Services Australia website has information to help parents understand the Child Support Scheme. The scheme includes a parent's guide to child support and a child support estimator . General enquiries can also be made by phoning 131 272.
Australia and the United States have a bilateral agreement to enforce child support payments for parents resident in their country when the child is abroad.
There are options to contact Child Support, including sending an online message. Fax us on 1300 309 949 within Australia or +61 3 6216 0899 from outside Australia.
Regardless of immigration or citizenship status, a parent is obligated to contribute to child support.
In Denmark, France, Sweden, and the UK, no child support is required in the two-child scenario in a shared-care arrangement. (Hakovirta, Meyer, and Skinner 2021).
Enforcing a child support order outside the United States may be possible, depending on the country where the obligor parent currently resides. However, the parent who wants to seek enforcement of a child support order outside the country must have a valid order issued by a court in the United States.