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Hi, can you advise me when I should stop paying maintenance. I have 1 child at university aged 21 and 1 at college aged 19,
I have a deed extract registered in Scotland details below,
I will pay x amount for each child every calendar month, both parties have been advised and accept that as this agreement is subject to the terms of the child support act 1991 and regulations made under it, this clause may be overturned by the child support agency notwithstanding the agreement of the parties. It is specifically declared that in the event of the child support agency assessment and/or collection of ailment by the said child support agency or it\'s statutory successors being made for what ever reason, I will have no further obligation in respect of the ailment for the children here under other than for any arrears accrued prior to the liability under any child support agency assessment arising.
Thanks Iain
Hi there
The rule of thumb is 16 or 20 if the child is in full time non advanced education. University is counted as advanced education, college is non advanced.
However you are not paying through the CSA but by court order I think, in which case it can differ.
After court ordered maintenance has been running for a year either parent can apply to the CSA to open a case with them which overrules the court order.
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