CSA and college help please

Prudent

My dd can't decide whether to go to uni or college.

If she goes to college (age 17 at that point), she will do a two year course and live at home. The course she wants to do has a seperate qualification each year. She will need to do both years as she wants to come out with the early childhood educator HNC (used to be called nursery nursing). I get money via csa from her dad (at last!!). I know this can continue with some college courses - how do I find out if this qualifies?

numberonemummy

hi
i'm in exactly the same position, we are waiting for our first payment to come through in the next few days, finally after nearly 5 yrs of him dodging it finally got a yes !
told my dd who's 16 and doing a levels she can have all the money he pays me - as i dont need it as i've managed this far without it (and very proud i am of my dd), but they had to do a deduction of earnings order which means his feb. paypacket should be a bit lighter

funny thing is i told him about 2 yrs ago, please just give her a £5 every time you see her (every 2 - 4 wks - his choice ) but he didnt, even moaned about petrol etc. but managed to run 2 cars, new house, big extension for a home office (he is a mobile security guard !)

i would like to know the replys to this as my dd is not sure on either uni or college courses, but she is loving her law at the mo,
i told her she should go into family law, ie child maintenence etc. next time the tight wad asks her what she wants to do she is going to tell him that !
ooh i'd love to be a fly on the wall then !

Zara33

A non-resident parent will be liable to pay child maintenance while Child Benefit is being paid and the child is

aged under 16; or
aged 16 to 19 and in full-time non-advanced education
The definition of full time education is more than 12 hours a week of study on a course up to and including A level standard.

When a child leaves full time education in the summer, Child Benefit generally continues until the first week of September.

http://www.csa.gov.uk/new/faq/circumstances.asp#Q2

kelloggs36

The child themselves can apply to the Court for maintenance from the NRP once the CSA liability ceases if the Course is not one under which CSA liability continues. THis has to be done by the child who will be 18, it can't be done by the other parent.

Oldernotwiser

Prudent wrote:

My dd can't decide whether to go to uni or college.

If she goes to college (age 17 at that point), she will do a two year course and live at home. The course she wants to do has a seperate qualification each year. She will need to do both years as she wants to come out with the early childhood educator HNC (used to be called nursery nursing). I get money via csa from her dad (at last!!). I know this can continue with some college courses - how do I find out if this qualifies?

Are you sure that this is a full time course? HNC is usually part time. HNC and a degree are both level 4 courses so the question will be whether she's studying full or part time, rather than the level of the course or where she studies it.

wendfrombev

I was just wondering.....my daughter is 14 and I have managed to receive some regular (small ) CSA payments from when she was 11 years old.

Is this arrears of 11 years non payment classed as a debt?
When my daughter turns 18 will it stop?
I am confused about this as it took me 11 years to fight for a payment from her father ( even though they had his NI no from day one ) and I am worried that it will stop when she finishes University.

My friend says it is a debt to be paid ( 11 years non payment )

Is this right, I hope it is because I can save up and pay for my daughters fees.

Thanks

kelloggs36

If it is a debt, then it will continue to be owed until it is all paid up, it won't be written off at all. The 11 years of non payment is arrears and will be collected until either he finishes owing anything, or if he ceases paying for any other reason. If he ceases paying, it is still owed and the cSA can take enforcement action to make him pay but if he becomes self employed, it is notoriously difficult to recover.