[Solved] child maintenance payments .....end date?

hi there,
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This would depend on whether you have a private agreement arranged between you and his mother or if its through CSA/CMS, if it's private then you would need to agree with his mother when you stop, if he is no longer in full time education then general rule is you can stop, if he continues to college then you would continue to pay, apparently some apprentiships do still count as full tme education so you would need to check on that part, if he is working and not attending any training then that should signal a stop in payments.
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you do need to bear in mind that child maintenance and child benifits go hand in hand, so if child benifit is still being paid then you are still liable to pay maintenance, the benifit can continue for a few months after full time education has stopped.
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Your best bet is to ask for advice from either CSA or CMS if they handle your case or discuss it with your ex.
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GTTS

Hi

Thank you for the reply, the child maintenance was set up years ago between myself and my ex, so a private agreement - unfortunately we are no longer on speaking terms, so I am having difficulty finding out from her when the child benefit will cease, as you correctly note, Child Benefit and maintenance go hand in hand .

I am trying to identify how I can find out when the CB will stop without relying on my ex to tell me that answer

J

Hello Jayson316

To reiterate what got-the-tshirt wrote, there are no set rules that must be followed with a family-based arrangement. Therefore, you and your son’s mother have the freedom and flexibility to decide together when you feel the time has come that your son no longer requires supporting financially.

If you are unable to agree and wish to base your arrangement on current child support legislation, child maintenance is usually paid until a child reaches 16 years old, or until they reach 20 years old if they are in full-time, non-advanced education. Full-time education is an average of 12 hours or more per week of classroom study. Non-advanced education is up to and including A-level equivalent.

You are correct, as a general rule, child maintenance is expected to be paid while ever a child is eligible for Child Benefit. You can find more information about when child maintenance and Child Benefit stops on Gov.uk at https://www.gov.uk/when-child-maintenance-payments-stop.

For more information on the different ways to set up child maintenance and for a more personalised service, you can visit the Child Maintenance Options website at http://www.cmoptions.org.

The DWP have a sorting out separation web-app that you may find useful. It offers help and support to separating and separated families. The link is: www.dad.info/divorce-and-separation/sorting-out-separation.

Regards

William

My daughter is going to Uni in October this year, her Child Benefit & Tax Credits end in August.

Thank you - this is giving me a better picture of the situation - many thanks to you all so far

Jayson 316