Petition · past parliament

Increase the number of nights required for "Shared Care" in Child Maintenance.

Closed 75 signatures

What the petition asks

The Child Maintenance Service deems that 52 nights of contact per year is "sharing the care" of the children. This equates to 14% of all nights in a year. This is not quality time or sharing. It is insulting to resident parents. Increase the lowest threshold for "Shared Care" to 104 nights a year.

Timeline

2 Oct 2017 Petition opened for signatures
2 Apr 2018 Closed to new signatures

Key facts

Signatures 75
Status Closed
Opened 2 Oct 2017
Closed 2 Apr 2018

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