Thursday, 9 October 2025
Description
Attend and earn 1 unit in Professional Skills
This program is applicable to practitioners from all States & Territories
Chair
Melanie Rubin, Principal Lawyer, Rubin Blight Hardy Family Lawyers & Mediators; Accredited Specialist in Family Law; Preeminent Parenting & Children’s Matters Lawyer, Doyle’s Guide 2025
Professional Skills
Child Support Agreements: Regulatory Requirements to Consider – Hear from Services Australia
- Consider the impact of the Child Support (Assessment) Act on the drafting of binding child support agreements
- Preparing agreements: gain information for preparing 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 Branch, Services Australia
Presenters
Melanie Rubin, Director, Principal Lawyer, Rubin Blight hardy Family Lawyers & MediatorsMelanie Rubin is a Director of Rubin Blight Hardy Family Lawyers & Mediators and is a highly respected and experienced family lawyer. Melanie is known for her strategic approach, attention to detail, and deep understanding of the complexities of family dynamics. She has acted in a wide range of matters including high-net-worth property settlements, varied and complex parenting matters, financial agreements, child support and family violence matters. With a strong commitment to dispute resolution including mediation and collaborative practice she works with clients to achieve outcomes outside of Court. At the same time, she brings a methodical approach to litigation where necessary. Melanie is well regarded for her complex family law work, her child focussed, sensitive and pragmatic approach and is committed to promoting client focussed and commercially sensible outcomes in family law. Melanie is a trained collaborative lawyer, mediator, Accredited Specialist in Family Law and recognised as a Preeminent Parenting and Children’s Matters Lawyer and a Recommended Leading Family & Divorce Lawyer in Sydney in Doyles Guide and is recognised by Best Lawyers for Family Law in Australia.
Amanda Nates, Assistant Director, Child Support Program Branch, 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.
