Support for university

The one thing I have not considered is how my two children will get support once (if) they go to university. The eldest will be 18 when I retire and the youngest will not leave secondary education until I am 67.
The ex has no intention of paying maintenance now and I will be in no position to offer support once I have retired so I guess that I will have to continue working. My ex will still have a long time to retirement when the kids go to further education.
Assuming that I have a partner by then is her income taken into account when considering grants etc or the ex's.
At the final hearing can I have arrangements made not to abandon her kids past 18. Not that she is supporting now that is.

Kevin,

Have a look at this it explains how uni finance works.

unimoney.direct.gov.uk/

Depending on your income the kids would be able to get a grant as well as a student loan. My daughter (18) gets this - it covers her fees. She also works part time which helps and will get a job in the holidays.

Once they are 18 your children can apply in their own right for support from your ex.

Your ex may have no intention of paying maintenance now - but of she is not the PWC and if you are getting the Child Benefit, then she has no choice.

Hadenoughnow

Thanks for the link but what a horrible document. Which software idiot had the bright idea to put black text on a purple background. Maybe it will be easier to read tonight.

When children will be going to university CM for over 18s can be included in the final order. In fact there was one case not so long ago when the judge ascertained the NRP was a graduate and just put CM until end tertiary into the order anyway saying if he could afford to contribute he should. However, you need to be realistic, if Mum is seen to be unable to afford it you will do your case no favours by raising or pursuing the issue unreasonably.

I hope to use it as a counter arguement to the ex taking £90000 from the house just as the kids are going to university. I won't be able to afford that without selling the house and I will not be able to support the kids. She is potentially going to get £300,000 from the sale of another property so I don't see that wrecking the kids education is justified, but then she cares more about money than her own kids.
There again if she gets the £90000 she will be able to afford it