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Higher Education
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Am I right in thinking that as soon as my ex registers for a PhD, he will no longer have to pay child maintenance? Even if registered as a part time student?
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It depends which of the 3 schemes your case is administered under.
Edit: will teach me to skim read! If he is in full-time education, if will depend on which scheme you are on as to whether or not it makes a difference. If the course is part-time, it makes no difference to the outcome for any of them.I often use a tablet to post, so sometimes my posts will have random letters inserted, or entirely the wrong word if autocorrect is trying to wind me up. Hopefully you'll still know what I mean.0 -
Between schemes currently as I had given up trying. So will be new scheme if I reopen0
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For the new scheme, his student status is irrelevant. It will all depend on his earnings.I often use a tablet to post, so sometimes my posts will have random letters inserted, or entirely the wrong word if autocorrect is trying to wind me up. Hopefully you'll still know what I mean.0
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Oh, interesting. He's self employed and last I tried got himself a nil assessment. Might try again, always worth a shot!0
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