Children at university

Is it normal for maintenance to be paid directly to children who go on to university rather than the incumbent parent?

Depends on circumstances and what was agreed or set up at the time maintenance was dealt with.

From a CMS point of view there is no requirement to pay.

It seems that where court orders are set up that include university when children are very young it often leads to bitterness years later. The person paying no longer wants to pay maintenance to the parent who no longer has a child living at home and the recipient doesn’t want the income stream to stop.