Examples of shared care arrangements that qualify as "RECOGNISED CARE" with IRD
Most frequent scenario would look like this
2/7
Which means two nights per week.
The child spends Friday night and Saturday night with one parent, and stays with the other parent for the remaining days of the week.
There will be no changes for school terms, school holidays and public holidays.
Most frequent scenario would look like this:
3/7
Which means three nights per week.
The child spends Friday night, Saturday night and Sunday night with one parent, and stays with the other parent for the remaining days of the week.
There will be no changes for school terms, school holidays and public holidays.
Most frequent scenario would look like this:
7/14
Which means seven nights per fortnight.
Majority of the parents have this arranged as
"week on / week off"
There will be no changes for school terms, school holidays and public holidays.
Now, before we meet, and before we start working together, I need to warn you : I am not a "sugar coating type of coach"!
.... so let me tell you that things will get a little bit more complicated when the child starts attending school.
Let's look at the examples of questions that IRD might ask:
What is the arrangement during school terms?
-This includes 4x10 week long semesters = 40 weeks
What is the arrangement during school holidays?
-This includes 3x2 weeks during school holidays=6 weeks
What is the arrangement during Christmas holidays?
-This includes 1x6 weeks during the Christmas holidays.
What is the arrangement during public holidays?
-There are (11 + 1 anniversary day) public holidays =12
If the changeover is on Sundays, where will the child be if the Monday after is a public holiday?
Are there any variations for mother's day and father's day, parent's birthdays and child's birthdays?
And, as I said, it will get more complicated than this but, don't worry, I've got you!
Check out my blog post that lists the questions that IRD will be asking about your care arrangement.
or you can use your first free 15-minute call and schedule a quick Q&A session with me
In this 15 minute call we will discuss the pain points you are facing at the moment. I am happy to answer any question you might have regarding any problem area of child support you might be struggling with.
If you decide that you want to work with me, I will suggest you to look at the "Custody preparation plan".
This package is full with valuable strategies that will help you whether you are already co-parenting, or you are thinking of co-parenting but you are not sure what is the best outcome for the child.
You've got this!
