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Petition · past parliament

To make Mothers who wrongly alienate Fathers liable for criminal prosecution

Rejected 19 signatures

What the petition asks

It's all too easy for Mothers to falsely accuse Fathers and alienate them from their child's life. The current legal process to prove a Father is innocent is very lengthy. This takes away valuable time away from both the child and the Father. This should be a criminal offence.

Why it was rejected

There was already a petition about this issue. Duplicates are rejected so signatures collect in one place.

To introduce a law that recognizes Parental Alienation as a criminal offence.

Timeline

2 Dec 2016 Petition opened for signatures
8 Dec 2016 Rejected by the Petitions Committee

Key facts

Signatures 19
Status Rejected
Rejected 8 Dec 2016

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