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Hi guys
My daughter is 19 and will be 20 in August this year I have been paying into my ex partners account through a personal agreement with her , I'm now wondering if these payments can stop now as my daughter now has a 5 month old baby which is great .
She isn't in work still lives at home with her mum, but does the odd bit of work she is not with the partner of her baby although I believe he sometimes helps but not very often financially.
My daughter is thinking of starting a college course in Sept which by then she would of turned 20 I just basically need to know if these payments can stop now or when she turns 20 ,I would still help her out when I can but feel I don't need to be paying into my ex's account if I don't need too and I'm pretty sure she is not going to let me know that I can stop the payments all the time it's going in monthly .
Hope this makes sense guys .
Thank you.
If she's not in full time education then you shouldn't be liable to pay now.
Hello Victor70
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 (A-level or equivalent), or for as long as Child Benefit is being paid.
In addition, if arrears have built up on a past statutory child maintenance case, those arrears must still be paid, even if regular child maintenance payments have stopped.
Despite the above, you have indicated that you have a private arrangement between yourself and your ex-partner. This means that you can both decide between yourselves as and when maintenance should stop, without having to follow any strict guidelines.
If you wish to base your agreement on the current Government guidelines, 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.
You may be interested to know that the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) have a website called ‘Sorting out separation'. It aims to make it much easier when you are separated to find the support you need, when and where you need it on a range of concerns including, money, housing, employment, legal and parenting apart. You can view the website at https://www.sortingoutseparation.org.uk/.
If you would like any further information about child maintenance, and to receive a more personalized service, you can contact Child Maintenance Options directly via their website, https://www.cmoptions.org/.
Regards
William
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