Petition · past parliament

fathers to have 50/50 access to children after separation/ divorce

Rejected 11 signatures

What the petition asks

for all fathers to have immediate shared access to their children and not just weekend contact. currently in most cases fathers access is limited to 4 days per month, whereas the mother gains immediate access over the children and can choose when the father sees them.
this petition is to allow every father who is denied access to the children under no grounds to be granted by law immediate 50/50 shared access to their children after separation/divorce.
no father should have to pay to only see there child for 4 days per month (1 over night stay every other weekend)

Why it was rejected

There was already a petition about this issue. Duplicates are rejected so signatures collect in one place.

Timeline

25 Oct 2018 Petition opened for signatures
2 Nov 2018 Rejected by the Petitions Committee

Key facts

Signatures 11
Status Rejected
Rejected 2 Nov 2018

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