make it a criminal offence for a parent to deny contact after a court order

Closed 1,576 signatures

What the petition asks

Currently there is nothing preventing a parent from not abiding to a court access order, meaning the non resident parent will have to repeatedly return to court to have it enforced. This has a negative emotional impact on both the parent and children. It's also time consuming and very costly.

The police agree this happens too often, but they cant help because it is not a criminal offence, and can only advise returning to court, but unfortunately this can become a never ending cycle . Some parents even go as far as trying to cut the other parent out Completely, which is known as parental alienation. Research is being done on the negative emotional impact losing time with a loving parent has on children, and the law needs to be updated to reflect this and protect children and families.

Timeline

25 Jul 2018	Petition opened for signatures
25 Jan 2019	Closed to new signatures

Key facts

Signatures 1,576

Status Closed

Opened 25 Jul 2018

Closed 25 Jan 2019

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