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.