International Symposium on Child Support
Date: Monday 28 - Wednesday 30 October
Venue: Springbank Room, Crawford School of Public Policy, ANU
CASS is the major sponsor of an international child support symposium being held at The Australian National University on 28–30 October 2013. The symposium is part of a large Australian Research Council (ARC)-funded Linkage Project that is investigating the impacts of major child support reforms in Australia between 2006 and 2008.
Two of the world’s leading child support researchers, Professor Daniel Meyer (USA) and Dr Christine Skinner (UK), will be speaking at the symposium, along with a small group of Australia’s leading researchers and practitioners.
The symposium aims to: promote dialogue between international and national experts on child support, feature the best available evidence on the impacts of the child support changes in Australia and overseas, consider current and future challenges for child support policy, research and service delivery, and explore ideas for improving the Australian child support system.
Additional support for the symposium has been provided by the ARC, and the Centre for Applied Social Research at RMIT University. Support has also been provided by the Crawford School of Public Policy.
Program
Day 1: Child support on the international stage
| Time | Activity |
|---|---|
| 10.00 – 10.45 | REGISTRATION AND MORNING TEA |
| 10.45 – 11.10 | WELCOME PROFESSOR RICHARD CHISHOLM AM PROFESSOR TONI MAKKAI |
| 11.10 – 12.00 | KEYNOTE ADDRESS 1 Child Support Policy U-Turns: The UK case study DR CHRISTINE SKINNER |
| 12.00 – 12.40 | Discussion |
| 12.40 – 1.30 | LUNCH |
| 1.30 – 2.20 | KEYNOTE ADDRESS 2 The 'Supporting Parents Supporting Kids' project: Experimental innovation in US child support policy PROFESSOR DANIEL MEYER |
| 2.20 – 3.00 | Discussion |
| 3.00 – 3.30 | AFTERNOON TEA |
| 3.30 – 4.20 | JOINT KEYNOTE ADDRESS 3 Child support comparisons across 14 countries: Typologies & tensions PROFESSORS DANIEL MEYER & CHRISTINE SKINNER |
| 4.20 – 5.00 | Discussion |
| 5.00 – 5.15 | INTERNATIONAL NETWORK OF CHILD SUPPORT SCHOLARS WEBSITE LAUNCH DR KAY COOK |
| 5.15 – 5.20 | CLOSE |
| 5.30 – 7.30 | WELCOME RECEPTION THE DRAWING ROOM, UNIVERSITY HOUSE |
Day 2: Child support in Australia - recent studies
| Time | Activity |
|---|---|
| 8.15 – 9.00 | REGISTRATION AND TEA/COFFEE |
| 9.00 – 9.10 | WELCOME DAY 2 PROFESSOR RICHARD CHISHOLM AM |
| 9.10 – 10.00 | SESSION 1 The income consequences of relationship breakdown – A comparative cross-country analysis PROFESSOR MATTHEW GRAY, DR LIXIA QU, PROFESSOR DAVID DE VAUS, & DAVID STANTON |
| 10.00 – 10.30 | Discussion CHAIR: EMERITUS PROFESSOR MEREDITH EDWARDS |
| 10.30 – 11.00 | MORNING TEA |
| 11.00 – 11.50 | SESSION 2 Preliminary findings from the Child Support Reform Study ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR BRUCE SMYTH, PROFESSOR BRYAN RODGERS, DR VU SON & MARIA VNUK |
| 11.50 – 12.20 | Discussion CHAIR: PROFESSOR PETER MCDONALD |
| 12.20 – 1.10 | LUNCH |
| 1.10 – 2.00 | SESSION 3 Key findings from the Longitudinal Study of Separated Families RUTH WESTON PSM AND THE FAMILY LAW EVALUATION TEAM |
| 2.00 – 2.30 | Discussion CHAIR: PROFESSOR PETER WHITEFORD |
| 2.30 – 3.00 | AFTERNOON TEA |
| 3.00 – 3.50 | SESSION 4 Women's experiences of child support: accounting for the financial and social dimensions of money DR KRISTIN NATALIER, DR HAYLEY McKENZIE & DR KAY COOK |
| 3.50 – 4.20 | Discussion CHAIR: ASSOCATE PROFESSOR LISA YOUNG |
| 4.20 – 4.30 | SUMMARY AND CLOSE |
| 6.00 – 9.00 | SYMPOSIUM DINNER COURGETTE RESTAURANT 54 Marcus Clarke St, Canberra |
Day 3: Child support in Australia - other issues
| Time | Activity |
|---|---|
| 8.15 – 9.00 | REGISTRATION AND TEA/COFFEE |
| 9.00 – 9.10 | WELCOME DAY 3 PROFESSOR RICHARD CHISHOLM AM |
| 9.10 – 9.30 | SESSION 5 Children's understanding of money in families DR SHARON BESSELL |
| 9.30 – 9.50 | Discussion CHAIR: PROFESSOR LAWRIE MOLONEY |
| 9.50 – 10.25 | SESSION 6 Earning capacity and child support ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR LISA YOUNG Discussant JUDGE GEOFFREY MONAHAN |
| 10.25 – 10.45 | Discussion |
| 10.45 – 11.05 | MORNING TEA |
| 11.05 – 11.50 | SESSION 7 Child support and mediation practice KIM FRASER |
| 11.50 – 12.35 | Panel DR ANDREW BICKERDIKE, JENNIFER HANNAN, CLIVE PRICE Discussion CHAIR: PROFESSOR LAWRIE MOLONEY |
| 12.35 – 1.25 | LUNCH |
| 1.25 – 1.45 | SESSION 8 Research translation and future directions PROFESSOR BRYAN RODGERS |
| 1.45 – 2.10 | Discussion |
| 2.10 – 2.50 | PANEL SESSION 9 Lessons learned … DR CHRISTINE SKINNER, PROFESSOR DANIEL MEYER, MICHAEL FLETCHER, EMERITUS PROFESSOR MEREDITH EDWARDS AM |
| 2.50 – 3.15 | AFTERNOON TEA |
| 3.15 – 3.45 | PARTING REFLECTIONS FROM THE FLOOR |
| 3.45 – 4.00 | CLOSING COMMENTS PROFESSOR RICHARD CHISHOLM AM, DR KAY COOK, A/PROF BRUCE SMYTH |
Download the International Symposium on Child Support program (876KB PDF)
Download the International Symposium on Child Support poster (572KB PDF)
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