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Child maintainance and kid's at Uni
My 18 year old daughter has recently begun a University course. Up until now my ex husband has paid me maintainance payments directly on a weekly basis. This has stopped now she has started this course. I must admit to feeling quite good about this as it meant I was no longer having to take his money which I always felt he grudged paying me anyway. even if it did mean I was slightly worse off financially.
As I only work part time and can't afford to support my daughter, unfortunately I will have to take a small weekly amount of 'dig' money from her. She will receive a bursary due to my low income and can pay it from that. I do feel bad taking anything from her at all to be honest.
My query is - does her Dad still have a legal requirement to support my daughter financially, albeit he gives any monies to my daughter and not me? This would help my daughter enormously and mean that I was out of the equation by not taking anything from him. Advice appreciated.
As I only work part time and can't afford to support my daughter, unfortunately I will have to take a small weekly amount of 'dig' money from her. She will receive a bursary due to my low income and can pay it from that. I do feel bad taking anything from her at all to be honest.
My query is - does her Dad still have a legal requirement to support my daughter financially, albeit he gives any monies to my daughter and not me? This would help my daughter enormously and mean that I was out of the equation by not taking anything from him. Advice appreciated.
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"However, 16 is the minimum age where child maintenance can stop. Between the ages of 16 and 19, if the child is enrolled full-time in school (more than 12 hours per week and the course is up to and including A level), child maintenance for the child must be paid. This does not apply to advanced study, like study at a college or university, this only includes non-advanced study."
http://www.sfla.co.uk/endmaintenance.htm
"However, 16 is the minimum age where child maintenance can stop. Between the ages of 16 and 19, if the child is enrolled full-time in school (more than 12 hours per week and the course is up to and including A level), child maintenance for the child must be paid. This does not apply to advanced study, like study at a college or university, this only includes non-advanced study."
http://www.sfla.co.uk/endmaintenance.htm
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