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mizfiesta | 20:19 Thu 23rd Sep 2010 | Civil
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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.
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I think it depends on the agreement at divorce but I understand that what is "usual" is until 18 or the end of full time education. What did you agree?
I`m no expert but I thought a father had to support a child until they left full time education. Maybe you`ll get someone`s reply who knows more about it than me but i thought that was the rule
No, he doesn't.

"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
Was the maintenance payments declaired as your income? Was the bursery she receives based on just your income or the extra you were getting from your ex?
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My daughter's bursary claim only takes into account the resident parent's income (mine). It doesn't ask about the non resident parents (her Dad). The form doesn't ask about maintainance payments either. Though I don't receive any now anyway.
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HC4361, the article you provided a link for doesn't cover children who go to University? I'm sure there is extra provision for this.

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