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Hello all
Can anyone answer this for me please?
I'm divorced and I am paying (private agreement set out in the consent order) maintenance for my child who is finishing a-level this summer.
Her mother and her are living in the UK but I live abroad although I work in the UK.
She's telling me to contribute to uni fees, however I read on the gov website that it's only the parent who she lives with.
Am I legally obliged to contribute?
hi,
legally you don't pay for uni fees.you can if you want to as private agreement. if you were paying child maintenance through the child maintenance service, you would not be paying for childs tuition fees. you would stop paying maintenance when child leaves full-time education e.g. a-levels.
hi,
legally you don't pay for uni fees.you can if you want to as private agreement. if you were paying child maintenance through the child maintenance service, you would not be paying for childs tuition fees. you would stop paying maintenance when child leaves full-time education e.g. a-levels.
My understanding is that you have no legal obligation to pay anything
Hello,
For anyone reading this thread in the future, as I realise the person in question did so back in 2020, I would say that although you may not be legally required to make a contribution towards your child's higher education, as they are your child, it would be a positive and good thing to contribute something towards their education costs. Even if it is helping with food bills, or transport costs, anything that will make the time a little easier for them. Even although parents separate and divorce it should not mean that one parent stops contributing to and helping their child where possible.
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