Family & Relationships
Child support, parenting, family services, separation and relationship support.
Family & Relationships
Child support, parenting, family services, separation and relationship support.
- Unlock →Child Support Assessment After A Job ChangePractice dialogue · 14 min
A Services Australia Child Support officer explains a separated father's new assessment, his care percentage and monthly liability, and he disputes the figure and asks how to lodge an income estimate after changing jobs.
- Unlock →Family Dispute Resolution: Mediation and the Parenting PlanPractice dialogue · 14 min
An accredited Family Dispute Resolution practitioner runs a joint mediation session for a separating couple, explaining the ground rules and child-focused approach, that agreements can be written into a parenting plan, that a Section 60I certificate can be issued if mediation fails, and confirming the next 90-minute session for the 22nd.
- Unlock →Applying for Child Care Subsidy at CentrelinkPractice dialogue · 14 min
A Centrelink family assistance officer helps a Punjabi-speaking mother apply for the Child Care Subsidy for her three-year-old in family day care, explaining her activity-test hours, her 78% subsidy rate on a $95,000 combined income, and how to avoid an overpayment debt.
- Unlock →Instructions For A Sole Divorce ApplicationPractice dialogue · 14 min
A family lawyer takes instructions from a Punjabi-speaking client on a sole divorce application to the Federal Circuit and Family Court of Australia, confirming the separation date, the arrangements for two children, the reduced filing fee, and the property-settlement deadline.
- Unlock →Kinship Care Assessment for a GrandsonPractice dialogue · 14 min
A child protection caseworker assesses a Punjabi grandmother offering kinship care for her 7-year-old grandson after his removal from the parents, covering the Working with Children Check, home safety checks, the carer allowance, contact visits with the mother, and a case plan review in three months.
- Unlock →Aged Care Options: Home Care Package And Enduring DocumentsPractice dialogue · 14 min
An Aged Care Assessment Team clinician discusses residential care versus a Level 4 Home Care Package for an 82-year-old man with early dementia, and urges the family to arrange an Enduring Power of Attorney and an Enduring Guardianship while he still has capacity, as his daughter interprets.
- Unlock →Family Counselling Intake SessionPractice dialogue · 14 min
A family counsellor runs an intake session with a Punjabi-speaking wife, explaining confidentiality limits around child safety, mapping recurring arguments over finances and her parents living in the home, setting goals for six weekly sessions, checking for family violence, and giving the 1800RESPECT safety number.
- Unlock →Registering a Newborn's BirthPractice dialogue · 14 min
A Births, Deaths and Marriages registration officer helps a Punjabi-speaking parent register their newborn daughter within the 60-day deadline, confirming the child's and both parents' details, explaining an unmarried father must sign to be listed, and that a $69 birth certificate is needed for Medicare, Centrelink and a passport.