Petition · past parliament
Bring back legal aid for family law. Our rights to a fair justice system
Rejected
18 signatures
What the petition asks
It's diabolical that legal aid has been removed from family law.
Parents all over the country are not getting a fair hearing and through lack of knowledge and unfair rules they are having to be litigants
in person.
Accused of offences that belong in criminal court
Why it was rejected
There was already a petition about this issue. Duplicates are rejected so signatures collect in one place.
Timeline
| 19 Mar 2017 | Petition opened for signatures |
| 29 Mar 2017 | Rejected by the Petitions Committee |
Key facts
Signatures
18
Status
Rejected
Rejected
29 Mar 2017
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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 15 Jul 2026.