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Hi, my son is 19 and has not enrolled for his 2nd yr at college this September, so basically he has left full time education, he has a job while he is looking for an apprenticeship, do I carry on paying child maintenance to his mother?
Hi Andy and welcome
If he is in full time employment, then you shouldn't have to pay maintenance - it depends really on whether your ex has stopped claiming child benefit (which she should have done). If you are paying through the CSA, give them a call - if she is still claiming benefits, then it's fraudulent and you could remind her of this. If you are paying under a private arrangement, then you can simply stop paying.
Hello andy1970
Under child support legislation, regular child maintenance payments must be made until a child is 16 years old, or 20 if they are in full-time, non-advanced education (A-level or equivalent), or as actd mentioned, for as long as Child Benefit is being paid. As your son is no longer in full-time education, he would not qualify for child maintenance through the statutory service.
If you would like information about the different options available to arrange child maintenance, you can contact Child Maintenance Options, http://www.cmoptions.org.
The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) have a web application, ‘Sorting out separation’. It aims to make it much easier for separating and separated parents (and childless couples) to find the support they need, when and where they need it, and encourages them to collaborate on a range of issues. The link is http://www.dad.info/divorce-and-separation/sorting-out-separation.
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William
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