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Hi
My son is 17 next week he finished school in June and started a collage course plumbing a couple of weeks ago 3 days a week now he was found a company to work for so works 4 days with him and 1 day at collage.....am i still liable to pay maintenance now also what happens if he stops working for the company and has to do 3 days a week collage again do i have to start paying again??? I rang cma up and they said i have to pay if his mother claims child benefit for him but i dont speak to her so she wont tell me anything please guys any advice
Hi there
If you are paying through the CSA and they have told you that you have to continue to pay, there's not a lot that can be done. If you have a private arrangement to pay the mother, then you can negotiate with her to adjust or stop payments.
Unfortunately, there's no way of finding out if the mother is still claiming child benefit, except from her. You could try calling her bluff by writing to her to suggest that as your son is now working more than 24 hours a week, she is no longer entitled to claim child benefit and you will be contacting the Child Benefit Office concerning this. Your son might not take kindly to this tactic however.
Generally, if your son returns to college for 3 days a week, she probably would be eligible for maintenance, but not completely sure about that.
Best of luck
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