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Hi my son has just turned 19 and in his third and final year of a three year apprenticeship and I'm wondering if I should still be paying child maintenance for him ,this seems like a very grey area and I'm not sure what I should be doing ? Many thanks pauls
Hi There,
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As far as I am aware, there are some apprentiships where you would still be paying and some where you wouldn't, have you got a private agreement or one through CSA/CMS?
If you are paying though CSA/CMS then I would call and ask them advice, if it's a private agreement, then you would either have to agree with your ex, if you are paying privately then you could stop paying and if your son is entitled to still be having it paid your ex would have to contact CMS to start a new case.
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What are your plans are you wanting to stop paying your ex ad support your son directly?
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GTTS
Hello Pauls
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 (12 hours or more per week of classroom study), non-advanced education (A-level equivalent or below), or for as long as Child Benefit is being paid.
When a child leaves full-time education in the summer, Child Benefit generally continues until the first week of September.
If the child maintenance arrangement you have in place for your son is a mutual agreement between you and the other parent (a family-based arrangement), it would be down to the two of you to decide when your payments come to an end.
However, if you have a case in place with either the Child Support Agency (CSA) or the Child Maintenance Service, you may wish to speak to them directly. Their contact details can be found on any letters they have sent you.
If you have a Consent Order (Minute of Agreement in Scotland) in place for child maintenance, you would need to consult the terms in your documentation. Alternatively, you may wish to seek legal advice.
For a more personalised response, you may wish to contact Child Maintenance Options at http://www.cmoptions.org.
The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) have a website, '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 https://www.sortingoutseparation.org.uk/.
Regards
William
Hi thanks for the reply , ideally I'd like to support him directly as and when needed to try and get him to stand on his own two feet but be there with a nest egg for him when needed .pauls
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