Petition · past parliament

Mothers who stop fathers seeing ther child should pay the court fees if won

Rejected 15 signatures

What the petition asks

I have went three years without seeing my child and have only just won her now. I've paid thousands of pounds to win this without legal aid, all through no fault of my own just the mum being awkward

Why it was rejected

It was not clear what the petition asked the UK Government or Parliament to do.

Judges in the Family Court already have the power to award costs against a party who they think has behaved unreasonably. It's not clear what more you want the Government or Parliament to do.

Timeline

29 Jun 2016 Petition opened for signatures
18 Jul 2016 Rejected by the Petitions Committee

Key facts

Signatures 15
Status Rejected
Rejected 18 Jul 2016

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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 15 Jul 2026.