CSA and home schooling

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Hi all I wonder if there is someone more knowledgeable than myself, if someone has a child that they "home school" and the child turns 16 do you still need to go through the CSA?

The parent claims the child is being home schooled but is not studying towards any A-levels (he didn't take any GCSEs), when questioned the child confirms he just plays his xbox all day. Reading the rules it states they must be in higher education studying for A-levels.

Can she just say "yeah I'm home schooling him"

Please note this is not an attempt at not paying it's just trying to stop being beat up by the mother every five minutes over it.

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worsy said:

the fact the other parent is potentially breaking the law.

Indeed, it would nice for the shoe to be on the other foot for once.

It just seems unfair that because she says so is good enough.

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CoolHands said:

Your maintainence will continue until your child is 20 if they stay in education. Better dig your hands in your pocket!

Paying it to him is not a problem, I'd just like to tell his mum and the csa to do one, I'd have thought that being home schooled which in reality he isn't being schooled at all by his own admission and not studying for any exams removes the legal requirement for me to pay her.

Surely there has to be some proof because as it stands I'm handing a couple of hundred over merely on her say so.

From the link above it states education such as college or A-levels, not sat at home on my xbox while my mum tells the LA and the CSA she's teaching him, quite what I have no idea as his mum makes katie price look like a genius!

This isn't about me not paying for him as I stated in my op.

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I didn't want to clarify as it's quite personal, for various reasons he will never work, I always have and always will support him, as stated in my op this is not about avoiding payment.

I would like to do that directly into his own bank account as he is quite capable of spending his own money, his mother says this is unacceptable as it should go to her. She often calls me at work for next months money because of things like "her mothers birthday" or she wants "to go shopping in Brum". If I refuse she threatens me by saying she will say I've stopped paying despite having a record of payment I can't be arsed with the phone calls and having to provide proof.

I'd just like to give the money to my son and tell his mother and the CSA to do one.