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if a child is at at college and they turn 18, am i right in saying that if they leave college when they turn 18, any payments made by the father to the mother stop
Hi There,
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If they have left full time college course then yes payments would stop, but if your ex is still claiming child benifits then you would still be liable to pay until they have stopped paying her.
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If you have a private agreement then you could just stop but if you are paying through CMS or CSA then you would need to check with them before changing payments.
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GTTS
hi, would she still be able to claim child benefit for an 18 year old ?
Yes, child benefit can be claimed for any "child" that remains in full time, non advanced education, right up until age 20.
hi, and thanks for your reply. i phoned the csa the other day and they told me that if my daughter leaves college when she turns 18, i only have to continue payments if it was set up through the csa, as it was just between my self and my ex partner i can stop paying as soon as she leaves college.
Yep, that's correct - she'd have to open a case with CMS to continue beyond this, and then she'd have to prove that your daughter was still in full time, non-advanced education.
so when my daughter does leave college when she turns 18, the money will stop as its a private agreement.
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