[Solved] maitenance demands

Hi Wayne,

I'm not sure to be honest, but I've asked for someone from our friends at Child Maintenence Options to drop by and advise on the matter.

Please keep popping back to see whether they've posted, as it may take a day or two for them to respond.

Cheers,

FM '70

This will be interesting to find out.

I as under the impression that it was until the child was 18, regardless of working situation.

Hi anyone please help me I think she's trying to scam me.

Hi Wayne,

My understanding is if they are studying for 12 hours or more a week then its classed as full time education. -If they are studying any less than this then your csa payments would end the September after their final term at school.

This is what it used to be and no a friend who was in a similar situation.. Best to call the CSA and check.

I guess I'll just have to pay her as I don't trust the CSA to give
me honest advice.
I also believe my payments should stop in September but it's a gamble I can't afford.

hi wayne,

I'll ask the CMO to drop in - not sure what happened to the original request.

Hi, I'm Sarah, a consultant at Child Maintenance Options.

Put very simply, under Child Support legislation you must pay child maintenance for your child if they:

• are under 16 years of age or
• are under 19 years of age and in full time non-advanced education or
• are under 19 years of age and CHB is in payment in respect of them

"Non-advanced" education means "A" level or equivalent.

The CSA will tell you when your payments should stop - until then, I suggest you to keep making your payments in-full and on-time so you don't go into arrears.

I hope this information helps.

Sarah.

Hi thanks for reply but as I understand if she aint entitled to child benefit then I don't pay child support?

Courses that don't count for Child Benefit

You can't get Child Benefit if your child is doing an 'advanced' education course. Examples of advanced education courses include:
•a degree
•Diploma of Higher Education (DHE)
•NVQ level 4 or above
•BTEC Higher National Certificate (HNC) or Higher National Diploma (HND)
•teacher training

This isn't a complete list. If you're not sure whether your child is doing an advanced education course you can contact the Child Benefit Office for further advice.
Contact details for the Child Benefit Office

Correspondence course

You can't usually get Child Benefit if your child is taking a correspondence course. This is because they're unlikely to do more than 12 hours a week of supervised study.

Sandwich courses

There are two types of sandwich course:
•college-based - this is where your child spends periods away from college doing practical training with their employer
•work-based - where your child is employed as an apprentice or trainee, and takes a full-time college or school

I'm confused as I thought my daughter was on a sandwich course and as such aint entitled to child benefit.
Please correct me if I'm wrong.

HI Wayne

I don't think Sarah will be able to comment on whether Child Benefit should be paid or not as that's not CMO's area of expertise. I would suggest that you contact the Child Benefit Office - if you can get confirmation that child benefit isn't going to be paid, then Sarah's reply then covers the CSA maintenance payments.