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HI
My son is 13 and he has been kicked out of 3 schools, he is now not allowed in full time education and is sigend up with a behaviour partnership. He will not be taking his GSCE's. When will my maintenance for him stop, will it stiil be at the age of 16?
The money i have paid in the past does not go on him, it goes on other things which do not benefit my sons wellfare, what can i do to put a stop to this and make sure the money i do pay does go on him?
Thanks in advance for any help.
KR
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Hi there
I think it's illegal not to continue to provide education for children....I'm no expert on this though. In any case, maintenance will have to continue until the age of 16. If he finds an approved apprenticeship or college then maintenance will continue after that point.
As far as being able to control how your payments are spent, that's not possible. It's up to the resident parent to decide how the money is spent, whether it contributes to putting a roof over his head and food on the table, or more directly toward thing for him.
Hello craiglfc81
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 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.
The definition of full-time education is more than 12 hours a week of study, on a course up to and including A-level standard.
A child aged between 16 or 17 who is not in education, is not working and does not receive employment related benefits, is also defined as a child.
Depending which type of arrangement you have in place may determine when your payments come to an end.
The information above follows the guidelines of the Government’s statutory scheme, however, if you do have a family-based arrangement in place, it is up to you and the receiving parent to negotiate when your payments should come to an end.
You may also be interested to know 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 http://www.sortingoutseparation.org.uk/
For more information and for a more personalised service, you may wish to visit the Child Maintenance Options website yourself at http://www.cmoptions.org.
Regards
William
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