Will child support payments continue during University?

RedSky

janninew wrote: »

I doubt it!

I can hardly believe than an adult can sue their own parent's for not supporting them in their life choices!

Hence my rhetorical response.

Mark148

To me tertiary education is college:

a. Primary School
b. Secondary School
c. College/6th form

It is all down to interpretion and your Ex should not be forced into contributing towards a childs university education. That must be on a voluntary basis as he may have other financial commitments that are of a higher priority.

Your child is in fact an adult and as such if you as parents are unable to contribute towards her fees then she has many options open to her:

a. Student loan.
b. Work
c. Bursaries etc.
d. Don't go.

If she truly wants to go then she will find a way.

Why should your ex pay you maintenance to keep a house so your daughter has a room to return to when on uni breaks. Please wake up and smell the coffee. Life moves on and you need to be not so reliant on your Ex

mico62

My consent order states "payments shall end on the latter of the children reaching the age of 18 or if later ceasing full time tertiary education to the end of the first degree". DH's order is similarly worded and he still pays for his children (2 at uni)

Minnie-the-Minx_2

Mark148 wrote: »

Why should your ex pay you maintenance to keep a house so your daughter has a room to return to when on uni breaks. Please wake up and smell the coffee. Life moves on and you need to be not so reliant on your Ex

There really is no need to be rude but presumably you have your own axe to grind.

There is not a penny that comes into my house that is not used to benefit my daughter.

This has nothing to do with me being reliant on my ex but we made this baby together and he should not be allowed to - or wish to - walk away from that responsibility.

If he chooses to make payments direct to my daughter I have no problem with that. What I do have a problem with is his ceasing to pay me and not giving anything to her either.

Minnie-the-Minx_2

mico62 wrote: »

My consent order states "payments shall end on the latter of the children reaching the age of 18 or if later ceasing full time tertiary education to the end of the first degree". DH's order is similarly worded and he still pays for his children (2 at uni)

I wish I had used your solicitor - at least there is no ambiguity.

System

Minnie-the-Minx wrote: »

I had assumed that he would pay until she was earning a salary and could contribute herself to (my) household expenses or left home 'properly' by which I mean with a home and a job at which point I could down-grade my home to something smaller that I could more easily afford on my own.

You are having a laugh!
Do you really expect your ex to pay for your daughter if she decides to join the benefit class after Uni rather than getting a job?

mico62

!!!!!! wrote: »

You are having a laugh!
Do you really expect your ex to pay for your daughter if she decides to join the benefit class after Uni rather than getting a job?

I think what Minnie is trying to say is, if she was still with her ex-h they would support their daughter through university if they are in a position to do so. So, why once the parents' marriage breakdown, should the children of that marriage be made to suffer. The point scoring should end the day the absolute is signed and both parents should put the children's interests first.

My 2nd husband could pay his eldest children direct now they are at uni but he signed a consent order stipulating he makes regular payments to his ex until the end of their degrees and that's what he's doing, whether she chooses to give the money to them or not is her decision.

Minnie-the-Minx_2

!!!!!! wrote: »

You are having a laugh!
Do you really expect your ex to pay for your daughter if she decides to join the benefit class after Uni rather than getting a job?

Please don't judge everyone by your own - apparently low - standards.

My daughter is an extremely intelligent, hard-working, creative, high-achieving young person who is predicted to get 10 A* GCSEs this summer and has been offered two 6th form scholarships. Her teachers are saying that a place at Oxbridge is well within her grasp.

Given the financial help she needs to support her during the University years I have no doubt she will go on to have a very successful and high-earning career.

Please also remember that when you say "Do you really expect your ex to pay for your daughter" we are actually talking about someone who is also his daughter.

System

And you are expecting her to get a job immediately on leaving university which, these days, is not a given but you then expect continuing child maintenance (which is what it is) for an adult until they get a job.

Minnie-the-Minx_2

I think that as long as she needs financial support, both her father and I should do everything we can to provide it.