WA Non payment of Private School Fees

A verbal agreement? He no longer agrees. His child support has gone up since child no longer visits. True...
Is there an agreement /court order about when the kids spends time with dad?

Dad asking csa to credit him for the school fees is not likely to succeed

Ok so maybe you can teach me something. How come your family tax benefit went down when his child support went up?

What was the care % before the kid stopped visits?

Did you respond to the letter regarding mediation?

may I ask how old your daughter is and why visitation stopped/have you prevented the dad seeing his daughter for some reason?

As for private school fees - I don't this the father is under any obligation to pay anything over and above the CSA calculated amount.

I don't fancy your chances at CSA with a re-assessment, nor do I think you'll have any joy in court.

Child support is the extent of his responsibility, anything he chooses to pay beyond that is voluntary.

Some observations.

You’ve ignored a request for mediation. You’re also doing nothing to encourage the child to spend time with her dad. Neither of these things will go in your favour if dad decides to seek parenting orders. If your daughter says she doesn’t want to go to school anymore, do you just let her stay home? Since when do kids enjoy the privilege of picking when they get to be parented?

On the other side of the coin, admission that he can’t afford private school fees anymore won’t harm his case at all. It’s also not your place to decide if he can afford the fees, either. My partner and I both earn over $80k, but that doesn’t mean we can fit private school into our budget.

In any case, the agreement was verbal, so it’s not legally enforceable. Above and beyond child support, he doesn’t have to pay anything else.

If he no longer agrees to the choice of school, you’ll need to get a parenting order for dad to keep paying for it.

If you want dad to participate in his kid’s life financially, maybe you need to rethink your tactics about dad participating in his kid’s life physically and emotionally, as well.