How to find out A level results and if she is attendeding University !!

Miss-Moneypenny_7

I agree, my father only had to pay until i left college, university was not included as I was considered an adult. Besides which if i studied something like law I could potentially be in full time education for a number of years - otherwise where do you draw the line?

I would check the wording of the order and what it covers - I would be surprised if it does cover university. However if it does it might be worth getting legal advice on how many years are covered - otherwise she could go on to do a masters or change subjects and it could end up more than the usual 3 years term.

Penny35_2

He agreed to pay for 4 years university education, he is happy to help her through it....

Would just like to be sure his money is going to further her education...

floss2

Penny35 wrote: »

He agreed to pay for 4 years university education, he is happy to help her through it....

Would just like to be sure his money is going to further her education...

I think you've had a few excellent suggestions - would be intrigued to know how you get on.

whitewing

If he agreed to pay for 4 years of Uni education, was there any age limit for this? If not, and he withholds payment, he should set it aside as in theory he could be paying it when she's in her thirties.

Was it maintenance? Or tuition fees? Or what exactly? (If waffly wording, then in the future it could incur much bigger costs).

Oldernotwiser

Penny35 wrote: »

Thank you for all of your responses.

I shall have to contact our solicitor to see the legal implications of threatening to withdrawing payment if she does not provide proof of attendance.

Once again thank you so much it is very much appreciated.

I think you're worrying too much about that. If there's a legal agreement that the funding is for whilst she's at university, it's only common sense that she should have to show that she is!

I think that the fact that she's loth to provide this information might well be a good indication that she may indeed not have taken her exams or be going to continue studying, otherwise why would she not be prepared to confirm it?

whitewing

Don't know how it works in this day and age, but perhaps she didn't do as well as she hoped and is going through Clearing? She may not actually know what Uni will take her?? And she may feel quite disappointed in herself if so.

Oldernotwiser

whitewing wrote: »

Don't know how it works in this day and age, but perhaps she didn't do as well as she hoped and is going through Clearing? She may not actually know what Uni will take her?? And she may feel quite disappointed in herself if so.

I hadn't thought of that; I agree that this could be a likely alternative scenario.

Penny35_2

Oldernotwiser wrote: »

I think you're worrying too much about that. If there's a legal agreement that the funding is for whilst she's at university, it's only common sense that she should have to show that she is!

I think that the fact that she's loth to provide this information might well be a good indication that she may indeed not have taken her exams or be going to continue studying, otherwise why would she not be prepared to confirm it?

He has no intention of going back to court so would want clarification from solicitor that he can say if he does not receive proof he will stop paying.

What he has found these last few years is that the law is not as common sense as you would think it would be and somethings are down right madness...so wants to be sure legally what he can do.

On a plus point he has today found out her A level exam results and I would not think she is dispointed as they are good.

So next thing now is regular proof if she is attending, if solicitor approves.

As for period there is a date in the consent order when he will stop paying, (4 years to go). It is also a fixed amount.

Thanks again for all your help..

whitewing

That's good then. How did he find out?

Savvy_Sue

Although it's normal for child maintenance to stop when child benefit does, there was a case a good few years ago where a child took their dad to court for continuing maintenance through university. And I think since that case there have been some cases where that continuing support was agreed at the time of divorce.

I'm not sure how she could 'prove' she was at university without disclosing which uni she was at, which she may prefer not to do for some reason. However, if Dad suspected she wasn't attending he could always stop the payments and see what their next move was.

Presumably this maintenance should now be going to daughter not mum, so an alternative would be a letter along the lines of "Now you're over 18 I need to start paying your maintenance to you not your mum while you're at university, please let me have details of which bank account I should use. Also please let me know how long your course is." See if she makes contact then!