DU v BT [2024] NZDT 764 (17 September 2024) [pdf, 192 KB]
...was whether there was an agreement. The District Court confirmed that the Disputes Tribunal had no jurisdiction to hear the claim. The Court said the Child Support Act 1991 was a code. Any application to vary child support was a matter for the Family Court, and it was more than just a case of a disputed debt. CI0301_CIV_DCDT_Order Page 2 of 4 8. [N v N] can be distinguished from the current case, which in essence involves a lump sum child support payment and an agreement that...