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Fed Govt to 'get tough' on child support debt

Source: The World Today
Published: Thursday, June 12, 2008 12:22 AEST
Expires: Thursday, July 10, 2008 12:22 AEST

The Federal Government is threatening to crack down on parents who refuse to pay child support. It's been revealed there's almost $1-billion in unpaid child support. But one parenting group says one third of separated parents are struggling to meet their commitments.

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Tags: community-and-society, family-and-children, child-care, divorce, children, parenting, family, australia

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