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Child maintenance over 18

Misguided1 · 2019-02-18 10:12:37

Would appreciate any information/pointers in the right direction. The 19 year old, who lives with his mum, has dropped out of college. I know there is no legal obligation to continue with child maintenance payments once he is over 18 and no longer in full time education. I've just seen something ('legal' website) that…

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18-02-2019 11:12am

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Misguided1

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Would appreciate any information/pointers in the right direction.

The 19 year old, who lives with his mum, has dropped out of college. I know there is no legal obligation to continue with child maintenance payments once he is over 18 and no longer in full time education.

I've just seen something ('legal' website) that suggests that once a child is 18, the maintenance payments can be made directly to the child.

I'm just curious, is it correct that the money can be paid directly to the child once over 18? Presumably if we did this, his mum would charge rent etc. but that's not the issue.

Thanks!

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