Petition · past parliament

Remove parental responsibility for parents absent longer than 3 years

Closed 6,272 signatures

What the petition asks

Absent parents should not have a say over children they do not see or contribute to. If they do not have contact for over 3 years the residing parent should be allowed to have PR removed without contacting absent parent

Timeline

8 Feb 2017 Petition opened for signatures
2 May 2017 Closed to new signatures

Key facts

Signatures 6,272
Status Closed
Opened 8 Feb 2017
Closed 2 May 2017

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