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Hi, after some advice if possible. I have been paying a private maintenance agreement (not csa). The agreement states I pay until my son turned 18. This happened last year. Never missed a payment.
Now my ex says I have to pay until he finishes full time education. If I don't pay, she'll go to the csa.
My question is , is that correct or will they say you had a binding private agreement?
Thanks for any advice.
It will be CMS, and if your son is still in non-advanced education, then she can open a case with them - it's basically dependent on whether she is eligible to claim child benefit. If he's going to university, then that isn't non-advanced and you don't pay then.
Hello OVERlord
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 or for as long as Child Benefit is being paid.
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.
When a child leaves full-time education in the summer, Child Benefit generally continues until the first week of September.
If you would like further information about the options available to you and to receive a more personalised service, you can contact Child Maintenance Options directly, http://www.cmoptions.org
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 https://www.sortingoutseparation.org.uk/
Regards
William
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