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Review the Child Maintainence Service and make it fair for honest paying parents
Closed
284 signatures
What the petition asks
The CMS are only 1 sided when it comes to a claim. I want the government to review the powers they have and allow for common sense when making decisions that affect any honest, paying and hard working parent.
Example. A claiming parent can say the paying parent doesn't have the child overnight when in fact they do. The paying parent then has to pay for solicitors and court costs just to get paperwork saying they do. The claiming parent therefore keeping higher payments.
Example. A claiming parent can say the paying parent isn't paying and without warning, the CMS will start a Deduction of Earnings taking an extra 20% of a paying parents wage (plus admin fees) for themselves. Even if they are paying
Example. A claiming parent can say the paying parent isn't paying and without warning, the CMS will start a Deduction of Earnings taking an extra 20% of a paying parents wage (plus admin fees) for themselves. Even if they are paying
Timeline
| 19 Feb 2016 | Petition opened for signatures |
| 19 Aug 2016 | Closed to new signatures |
Key facts
Signatures
284
Status
Closed
Opened
19 Feb 2016
Closed
19 Aug 2016
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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 15 Jul 2026.