Children

A guide for teenagers from the CSA informing of their rights during their parents separation.

CHaT First is a website for children and teens whose parents have separated or divorced.

On this site you will be able to find lots of information about what happens when your parents' separate and live in separate places, and tips to help you to cope.

The South Australian Government has created this site to provide information for parents, carers and children about health and well-being. There are sections specifically for children, teenagers and young adults.

Where separated parents are exeriencing high levels of conflict or there are concerns about violence, the Australian Government has funded Children's Contact Services to enable the safe transfer of the child from parent to parent and for supervised visits so that each parent can spend time with their children.

This is a website from the CSA for teenagers whose parents are going through a divorce. The site offers friendly advice of how teens can deal with divorce and is great if they are struggling to talk to somebody about it.

Where separating parents are in high conflict over parenting arrangements, the Australian Government has funded the Parenting Orders Program to help parents focus on their children.

This website has plenty of bits of useful inormation just for kids to help you understand your family and what is happening.

This site has bundles of links and some great info about what's going on with your family and how you can deal with the issues with your siblings, parents or other people in your life.

This is a 60 page leaflet from the CSA giving tips on building healthy relationships after separation. It's aimed at people who are thinking about starting a new relationship; have started a new relationship already and are looking for tips to make it easier; and those affected by someone's decision to start a new relationship.

This is an online book from the CSA aimed at helping those who spend a lot of time away from their children. It will also be useful to those who do most of the parenting too.  There is 40 pages of useful advice to help you in a difficult situation.

This leaflet from the CSA offers you a range of hints and tips to help you stretch that dollar further after your separation, including tips for teaching children about budgeting.

This is an online booklet from the Child Support Agency. It gives you information about how to form a workable relationship with your ex-partner for the benefit of your children.

A factsheet from the CSA answering all of your questiong about the new scheme.

This guide is to help you get through some of the harder times of being a single parent.

In July 2008 the Government introduced a new formula for calculating the amount of child support between separated parents.