Use this form to apply for an Australian child support assessment if you're living outside Australia, excluding New Zealand. This brochure explains what type of child support applications and appeals can be filed in the Federal Circuit and Family Court of Australia (the Court).When a parent or guardian lives in a different country to their child, access arrangements may be needed to ensure they can still contact their child. Australia participates in several international agreements and conventions to handle international child support cases. When to use this form. Only use this form if you live outside Australia and want to: • apply for an initial child support assessment. Australia and the United States have a bilateral agreement to enforce child support payments for parents resident in their country when the child is abroad. It provides a lawful procedure for seeking the return of abducted children to their home country. Arrangements commenced on 1 July 2000 that increased Australia's ability to give effect to its international obligations in relation to maintenance obligations. If both parties cannot come to an agreement about the child support order, the case will be scheduled for a court hearing.