A parent is liable to pay child support if they are:
> Resident of Australia within the meaning of the Income Tax Assessment Act; or
> Resident in a prescribed overseas jurisdiction.
The law says that both parents have a duty to support their child(ren) financially.
This is the case whether the parents are the birth parents or the adoptive parents.
The parents of a Child are required by law to financially support their children:
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