Description
Attend and earn 1.5 CPD hours in Professional Skills
This program is applicable to practitioners from all States & Territories
* This interactive online recording includes questions and quizzes requiring critical thinking about the topics, so you have no annual limits to the number of points/hours you can claim with this format of learning. Please verify with your CPD rules
Chair
Cathie Blanchfield, Principal, Blanchfield Nicholls Family & Private Advisory
Child Support Agency, Services Australia Speaks
Professional Skills
Child Support Agreements: Regulatory Requirements to Consider
- Consider the 2018 amendments to the Child Support (Assessment) Act and their impact on the drafting of binding child support agreements
- Gain information to help you prepare agreements that are compliant with the Legislation, able to be accepted by the Child Support Registrar, and drafted to respond to routine changes that happen in the lives of parents and their children, such as care and income
Presented by Amanda Nates, Assistant Director, Child Support Program, Services Australia
Plus, Commentary on ‘How to’ Draft Child Support Agreements with Examples
Presented by Alfonso Layson, Principal Lawyer, Coleman Greig Lawyers
Presenters
Cathie Blanchfield, Principal, Blanchfield Nicholls Family & Private Advisory
Cathie was admitted as a solicitor in New South Wales in July 1988. She was appointed a partner with Stuart Fowler and Partners in 2000, and in 2007 established Blanchfield Nicholls with Nigel Nicholls. For over 30 years Cathie has practised exclusively in family law and related matters. Her work has focussed on primarily financial and property matters for married, de-facto and same sex couples. She is expert in resolving complex family financial arrangements and has extensive experience in dealing with parenting matters. Cathie has developed a particular interest and expertise in drafting and advising on Financial Agreements, and this has become a significant part of her practice. Cathie has been recognised as a Leading Sydney Family & Divorce Lawyer since 2016, a Recommended Family & Divorce Lawyer (Australia) since 2017 as well as a Leading Family Lawyer (High-Value/Complex Property Matters) – NSW in 2019, by the independently researched and peer nominated Doyles Guide.
Amanda Nates, Assistant Director, Child Support Program, Services Australia
Amanda Nates is an Assistant Director in the Child Support Program branch within Services Australia with 20 years’ experience. Amanda has maintained a particular focus on the legislative provisions relevant to agreements, and on supporting legal practitioners to prepare agreements that are validly made and can be properly implemented.
Alfonso Layson, Principal Lawyer, Coleman Greig Lawyers
Alfonso Layson is a Principal Lawyer and Accredited Specialist in Coleman Greig’s Family Law Team. Alfonso has more than 10 years’ experience in Family Law. His key practice strengths include advocacy, pre-nuptial binding financial agreements, complex property matters, surrogacy and adoption, as well as Hague Convention matters. Alfonso has worked with a diverse range of clients throughout his career including representing industry professionals from employee level to Directors and Chief Executive Officers. Alfonso also has significant experience acting as an Independent Children’s Lawyer (ICL), a Court appointed advocate acting for children in high risk and highly contentious parenting matters. He is a confident advocate for his clients and has experience in all Family Law Courts, Family Mediation and other forms of dispute resolution. Alfonso is empathetic and approachable, communicating personally with his clients to cover all bases so that they are aware from the outset as to the prospects of their case.
