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Australia: Child support laws, does the father have to pay child support?
I just got really curious all of a sudden xD but say that two random people hooked up and accidently ended up pregnant. The female keeps the baby, however the male wants it terminated. In this case, is child support still required to be paid by the father under Australian law? Or is he entitled to exception because he had no say in the termination of the baby?
5 Answers
- RosalieLv 78 years ago
The decision to have sex with someone is the time when there is a decision to chance having children - it isn't later when the guy is pressuring the woman to have an abortion.
You don't ever want the law to say a woman can be forced to have an abortion, or be forced to carry a child. It's her body, and that is between her and her doctor.
Any guy who has sex with a woman is taking the chance he will father a child - and therefore signing up for the responsibility of also paying for that child's expenses. That's how it works, and how it should work. Whether or not they knew each other the day before is a completely different conversation.
- Anonymous8 years ago
If the woman decides she wants to petition the father for child support then yep, in Australia he has to pay.
The blame for the pregnancy and subsequent child is attributed equally and therefore the financial responsibility is also equally shared.
- Anonymous5 years ago
Good to hear you have good support from your family, you will be entitled to child support once he has started working and earning a wage, you will also be entitled to tax benefit A and B (double check with taxation department) however if he is going to take 50% of the responsibility of bringing up his child you will receive half of this benefit. There are plenty of good support programs out there who will be able to help you, start by contacting centrelink and they should help. If you are in school, your school counselor should also be able to help.
