When does CMA stop?

Pinky85 · 7 June 2019 at 8:55AM

My partner has 2 kids with his ex wife, one is 10 and one is 15. He will be 16 in February but I just wanted to know when does he stop paying CMA? Cos the gov website says 16 but isn’t there new rules now about kids having to stay in education until they are 18?
I don’t really understand and would like a clearer picture. His ex wife has a good job and wage and myself and my partner (there dad) are on a joint benefit claim due to ill health. We have the 10 year old every weekend and the 15 year old comes every other weekend. And we have both of them all week on every holiday ( so two weeks Easter, 6weeks summer etc) even though that is not what the court order stated but his ex wife has other plans lol.
Any help on when he stops paying cma?
Thanks

HoneyNutLoop · 7 June 2019 at 3:41PM

https://www.gov.uk/child-maintenance/eligibility

Eligibility

Child maintenance is for children who are either:

under 16
under 20 and in full-time education (but not higher than A Level or equivalent)
under 20 and living with a parent who has registered for Child Benefit for them

BAFE · 9 June 2019 at 12:59PM

CM stops at 20 now, unless they are earning

Pinky85 · 10 June 2019 at 10:34AM

Thanks for clearing this up !

When does CMA stop?

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