Child support agency?

Question

do you have to pay child support to a 17 year old who is in employment but fancys taking a year out of education ,ive been told by the csa to pay up till 19 years old

Answer 1

sorry..you pay. Why would you cheat your child out of things?  geezzz..even if he was employed and taking a year out of college he still needs clothes and stuff.  

You shouldn't deny your kid what you owe him.  If he lived with you you would be supporting him ...providing a roof over his head..feeding him, buying him clothes and gas for his car etc.  What is the difference now?

Answer 2

If he/she is 17 and working you dont have to pay CSA, even if they are taking a year out of education.

You only have to pay up to 19 when they are actually studying

Answer 3

Why do you say "...ive [sic] been told..."?  Read the court order.  If you do not have a copy, contact the clerk of the court.  It may be available online.

You are obligated to do what the court order requires.

Note: Sometimes a parent does more for his or her child than the minimum required by law.

Answer 4

You pay child support to the age decreed by the court.  It doesn't make a d**n if the child is bone idle or a nuclear physicist.  You still pay.