When does child maintenance end?

Written on March 9, 2008 – 8:56 am | by Divorce Blog |

When does child maintenance end?

The circumstances of the birth and life of a child determines when child maintenance ends after a divorce. A father does not, for example, have parental responsibility for a child that was born when the parents were not married. Unless he: registered the birth jointly with the mother after December, 2003, both parents had a formal parental responsibility agreement drawn up, a court granted the father legal parental responsibility, the father is appointed as guardian, or the parents marry.

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Great article about child maintenance payment obligation. The upshot being that you’ll have to pay for as long as your children are in full time education (not including college or university)

Fair enough I think, although I imagine how some people might actually try and dissuade their children from staying on at school, just to save a bob or two. :(

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  1. 3 Responses to “When does child maintenance end?”

  2. By Save My Marriage on Mar 10, 2008 | Reply

    Great useful information. I have a friend who struggled day and night to support his beloved daughter after divorce, however, in this circumstances, it would have been more appropriate if the part for his wife is not necessary.

  3. By Patrick on Mar 27, 2008 | Reply

    Hmm, that is a very interesting article about the obligation to pay child support. Right now I am paying child support in California but my child is about to graduate high school. I thought I would keep having to pay through college but hearing that college is excluded from the “full time education” concept makes me happy.

  4. By Zac Johnson on Jun 17, 2008 | Reply

    I think that is not really the best idea and I am not against higher education. However, there is an incentive to make one’s life better and if you know you have to be self reliant then you are going to be better off. Well only time will tell how this plays out.

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