Advice on child maintenance/full time work

HappyMJ

RAS wrote: »

You need to check whether an NVQ3 is considered a full-time course for Child Benefit purposes - it may depend on the arrangements at college.

An NVQ3 course is a valid course to complete for child support to be due to the parent with care. It's the same as doing an A-level.

meltonlad

duchy wrote: »

Posts like this always sadden me.
It's all about not giving the mother money to support the household the child lives in.

I do wonder what message fathers like this are giving their sons and daughters -and how it will impact on their attitudes in later life.

As for a parent who gets CS expecting a child to contribute to the household from a part-time job -surely that's a good lesson for any child -if you earn -you contribute to the household ?

i have said that i don't mean one bit supporting my son with maintenance but i would rather pay him direct then he can get what he wants and when he wants it. then she can take it up with him on how she wants paying for other stuff like gas,electric,rent and so...

there are many mother's out there who are in it just for the cash and trying to get what they can out of us single dads who also have a life to support ! she is already getting god knows what with having 3 other young kids so i'm sure she might be living a much better life style than me and just to show what she is like she very nearly got sent down for claiming over 20k of benefit when she was living with her hubby and claiming all sorts !!!!

and all the yrs down the road now i still find it very unfair how she can destroy a 14yr relationship and shill get everything and walk away laughing with my house, car, bank account and my son when he was only 4 !!!

zzzLazyDaisy

meltonlad wrote: »

and all the yrs down the road now i still find it very unfair how she can destroy a 14yr relationship and shill get everything and walk away laughing with my house, car, bank account and my son when he was only 4 !!!

Unfortunately the law does not allow you to pay the 'child' direct without a voluntary agreement with the PWC, which clearly isn't forthcoming.

Is there any possibility that your son could come and live with you? Then you wouldn't have to pay her anything and you would be free to give the money to your son.