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Hello everyone,
My daughter is 16, still lives at home but is now at college (i think its not full time) and has a weekend saturday job.
should i still be paying maintenence monthly (its a reciprocal agreement and not CSA). I am thinking not? can somebody shed light please?
found this info, in short if ex has stopped getting child benefit, then child maintenance payments stop.
When does child maintenance stop: it depends on their education
You will need to make child maintenance arrangements for your children who are under 16 years old. Sixteen is the minimum age when child maintenance stops.
If they leave education, child maintenance stops on 31 August following your child’s 16th birthday. If they choose to continue in what is known as “approved education”, child maintenance does not stop and will continue until they turn 20 (as long as they remain in approved education).
In addition, child maintenance does not stop (until 20) if the child in question takes part in approved training. This can include Foundation Apprenticeships or Traineeships in Wales.
When child maintenance stops: what is “approved education”?
To be classed as “approved”, education has to be full time. Full-time education must be for more than an average of 12 hours per week of “supervised study or course-related work experience”.
This includes:
• A levels or equivalent
• Traineeships in England
• NVQs and other vocational qualifications (only up to level 3)
Approved education can also include home education, as long as it was started before the child’s 16th birthday.
University degrees are not classed as approved education.
If your child is in approved education, child maintenance stops when they reach 20.
Other reasons child maintenance stops
Child maintenance may stop if, for example, one parent dies or the parent who is receiving the child maintenance stops being the child’s main carer.
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