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Critics arguing the system “punishes” fathers point to enforcement tools, calculations tied to income and perceptions of bias in practice, and to fathers’ groups who assert systemic unfairness and gendered assumptions in family law.

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Feb 1, 2026

Does the Australian child support system punish fathers and create financial incentives for mothers?

child support system contains structural flaws, enforcement failures and contested incentives that have produced outcomes both fathers and mothers complain about, but the available reporting does not ...