hump1672

I new to this so bear with me.

I have been paying child maintenance for 0ver two years witch is only fair.she is now 18 and starting her second year as a child minder on an apprentice doing 40 hours a week on site. She is paid minimum wage for an apprentice and goes night collage for 4 hrs a week doing her nvq3 .from last year I don’t think I had to pay child M but said I would till she is 18.now she has turned 18 someone told me that I still have to pay it.she is paid by her employer minimum wage apprentice does 5 days a week has 14 days paid holidays and bank holidays off.

I have looked on all sorts of websites only to go around in curcules.

Could any one give me a yes or no answer.

If I do .then I will

And I don’t I wont

Ill just do as the law says.

Thanks

 

Posted on: April 26, 2012 - 10:44am
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Louise
Parenting specialist DoppleMe

Hello hump1672

Welcome

Luckily we have an expert on the CSA on these very boards. Click here to email her and she can point you in the right direction.

Posted on: April 26, 2012 - 12:55pm
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Tinkerbell2
DoppleMe

If I'm right, u stop paying when a child reaches 18 unless you never paid money for the whole 18 years! if you missed a few years then u need to pay & make up for the years you had missed! Follow Louise's advice thou and contact the link she gave you

Posted on: April 26, 2012 - 1:47pm
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littleredhen
DoppleMe

I phoned Child Maintenance Options - they are really helpful and independent 

http://www.cmoptions.org/

Posted on: April 26, 2012 - 2:26pm
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hump1672

Thanks for all the advice .i will follow the link and i will post my results

p.s yes i only left home 2 years ago and i paid every penny .(As every man should)

I can not understand how a man can go the pub ect

and say to the childs mother that they can't afford to pay child maintenance .

Thanks

hump

 

Posted on: April 26, 2012 - 4:46pm
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sparklinglime
DoppleMe

Hi hump1672

I'm guessing your daughter will be earning £104 a week (we have apprentices where I work) which is minimum wage for under 21s.

Child maintenance can be paid up to the age of 20, basically if the 'child' qualifies for child benefit or child tax credits.

In this case I don't think maintenance isn't payable.

Posted on: April 26, 2012 - 5:00pm
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hump1672

RE Louise

Tryed the link above but cant follow it as im not the parent with majority care.And wont let me go any further.Thanks

P.s my daughter was getting £117 when she was 17 per week and she thinks she will get £140 so she told me .

Posted on: April 26, 2012 - 8:20pm
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hump1672

thanks for that .

dont quite understand

(In this case I don't think maintenance isn't payable)

Posted on: April 26, 2012 - 8:22pm
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Louise
Parenting specialist DoppleMe

Hello hump1672

I am sorry that the link stopped you in your tracks, I will make enquiries, leave it with me Smile

Posted on: April 27, 2012 - 7:36am
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hump1672

ill keep me eye open for a reply.

thanks for helping on this .I feel dizzy going around and around .

Thanks

Darren

Posted on: April 30, 2012 - 8:05am
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Anna
Online
Parenting specialist DoppleMe

Hi hump1672, unfortunately our experts are only funded to provide advice to parents with majority care. There are a few places that you may find useful:

National Association for Child Support Action

Child Support Calculator

Dadtalk

Good luck!

Posted on: April 30, 2012 - 10:24am
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hump1672

Thanks everyone.

Funny thing is i phoned CSA on friday told them everthing and was told i have to pay till 19.

Monday morning a friend fron C.A.B said i dont have to pay.

So i phoned CSA monday morning told them the same things that i had written down and was told .I def dont have to pay .So same figers same phone number at CSA one said i do and the other said i dont lol.

But thanks everyone who tryed

D

 

Posted on: April 30, 2012 - 11:39am
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