| son is 18 and moved out but going college still
hi im in uk.
my divorse consent order stated that my ex husband pays me an equal amount for both sons who live with me. ( which my ex does) up to the age of 18. now the tricky part, if at 18 they stay on at college and continue till they leave be it 18 or 19 whichever he still pays. but if at 18 they leave college hes no longer required to pay (fair enough).
my problem is now , my 18 yr old eldest son has moved out to live with his girlfriends family in another county ( herts) but is continuing college up there.
my ex wants to continue paying me as before and i set up direct debit to send his money on to my son. so he says he,s still abiding by consent order to pay for both boys.
my view is that, as our son no longer lives in this house (much to my sadness but teenagers eh?) how can i accept money for someone no longer living here, and as hes 18 and a man in all legal terms, surely its between him and his dad to decide how he pays him now hes moved out?
also i fear that if my son drops out of college but fails to inform me or my ex .( as a way of keeping the money paid to him), can my ex ask me for the money he paid to him via me be paid back. ?
thats why i want him to change direct debit to our son directly . so im not liable. but he's refusing at moment.
who's right in all this please?any advise
thank you xx | 
09-17-2008, 05:54 AM
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