NSW Child Support Application Refused - Statutory Declaration from Landlord as Evidence?

[Meiline]

Hello, I have applied for child support but it was refused because they can't accept the birth certificate from my country. There is a father's name on my son's birth certificate, and he submitted an acknowledgement of the child in my country.

We lived together for 6 months before my son was born. Because we lived in a share house, I don't have any bill as a proof. We paid rent by cash to landlord. I also submitted a joint bank account to child support agency too, but we didn't pay any bill from it.

The father and my son did DNA test, but not a legal DNA test. And my son is an Australian resident by the father.

I also got a lawyer before applying for a child support to negotiate with the father, but it failed. He refused to admit that we were couple, lived together, refused everything. Child Support Agency suggested for me to get court orders from my country and reapply for child support. It will take 1-2 years to get the court orders because the father resides in Australia.

Recently, I could contacted the landlord and she said she could write a statutory declaration for me.

Anyone know if child support agency will accept it as evidence that we lived together?

Thank you

 

[Therese]

Hi Meiline,

A statutory declaration would assist your case about living together.

This page has some information which may be useful: Child support when parents and children live overseas - Department of Human Services.

I would suggest getting in contact directly with the Department of Human services and asking them.
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