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My daughter will be 16 this July.
She has been exoelled from two schools and ‘homeschooled’ by her working mother and new husband since she was 14.
I have not seen any evidence of homeschooling as my daughter never knows what she is being taught or when its happening. My ex wont talk to me about it.
My daughter started a culinary course at College last September, which included GCSE maths and English, however she only went for a term and left at Christmas. She has told me she wont be sitting her GCSEs next term as shes not ready, but will enrol in college again in September, but no idea what she will study, and do her GCSEs next year.
I feel like her mother is playing the system just to continue child support ( we have a private agreement) tax credits, and child allowance: she is not concerned re our childs education or future.
Can i stop paying child support in August if my daughter is not going back to college? if my ex says she is homeschooling, how can i get proof of this, and monitor her progress. I believe as long as she tells the gov she is homeschooling, they continue her benefits till our daughter is 18 without any checks to see if this is true.
Will my ex be legally accountable if she doesnot send our daughter to college?
I would rather support my daughter than pay my ex, who is allowing her to stay at home doing nothing instead of encouraging and parenting her, or she wont have a future.
Hello nuthouse
Child maintenance should be paid until a child is 20 if they are in full-time, non-advanced education. Full-time is a minimum of 12 hours per week and non-advanced is a standard up to and including A-level or equivalent.
Maintenance payments also run in line with Child benefit payments, so if your child is still eligible for those, maintenance should be paid.
Your ex is legally required to inform any agency about a change of circumstances which would affect any type of benefit she receives.
I have no information about any checks that these agencies may have in place to cover homeschooling. You may wish to contact the Child benefit office directly and see if they can provide you with any further assistance, http://www.hmrc.gov.uk.
If you require any further information about the options available for setting up a child maintenance arrangement and to receive a more personalised service, you can contact Child Maintenance Options directly, http://www.cmoptions.org.
Regards
William
Hello nuthouse
Child maintenance should be paid until a child is 20 if they are in full-time, non-advanced education. Full-time is a minimum of 12 hours per week and non-advanced is a standard up to and including A-level or equivalent.
Maintenance payments also run in line with Child benefit payments, so if your child is still eligible for those, maintenance should be paid.
Your ex is legally required to inform any agency about a change of circumstances which would affect any type of benefit she receives.
I have no information about any checks that these agencies may have in place to cover homeschooling. You may wish to contact the Child benefit office directly and see if they can provide you with any further assistance, http://www.hmrc.gov.uk.
If you require any further information about the options available for setting up a child maintenance arrangement and to receive a more personalised service, you can contact Child Maintenance Options directly, http://www.cmoptions.org.
Regards
William
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