My dsd is 19 this year. She has asd, and is in a special school (so no gcse's etc, but learning basic life skills, money management, food..)
It is unlikely she'll ever be totally independent or hold down a job without additional support.
Our understanding is legally our obligation to officially pay cm ends when she is 19 as still in education. However we plan to put the money into some sort of trust, as there may well come a point where her parents are no longer around and she may need it.
The ex has said she has " looked into it" and it's not worth doing, and wants us to continue paying her directly. We are concerned as she's not a saver so will likely spend it rather than put it away.
Because dsd won't be financially independent does that affect cm payments? Can we choose to save the money for her future rather than pay ex?
Also dss is 16 this year. If dsd's payments end, we would like to pay dss directly. It's about £150/month, and his mum could charge him board from it. Can we do that?
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newname12 · 21/01/2015 10:19
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