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.
Enforcing a child support order outside the United States may be possible, depending on the country where the obligor parent currently resides. However, the parent who wants to seek enforcement of a child support order outside the country must have a valid order issued by a court in the United States.
The U.S. currently has treaties for enforcing child support with the following countries: Australia. Austria. Canada. Czech Republic. El Salvador. Finland. France. Germany.
Reciprocity with Other Countries Australia. Austria. Canada. Czech Republic. El Salvador. Finland. Germany. Hungary.
The U.S. government has arrangements with these countries to provide child support services. Albania. Australia. Austria. Belarus. Belgium. Bosnia and Herzegovina. Brazil. Bulgaria.
There are options to contact Child Support, including sending an online message. Fax us on 1300 309 949 within Australia or +61 3 6216 0899 from outside Australia.
The Services Australia website has information to help parents understand the Child Support Scheme. The scheme includes a parent's guide to child support and a child support estimator . General enquiries can also be made by phoning 131 272.