Petition · past parliament
Make parent Alaination a criminal offence
Rejected
17 signatures
What the petition asks
When parents separate often the children involved become part of a custody battle.
More often then not the parent that the child resides with uses the children to control the other parent, they decide when they can and cannot see the child or they decide that they cannot see the child at all.
More often then not the parent that the child resides with uses the children to control the other parent, they decide when they can and cannot see the child or they decide that they cannot see the child at all.
This is often done to be in control and never in the child's best interest unless there is a risk to that child then no parent should be able to withhold contact from their child.
To many children grow up believing the father didn't care or left them when in reality the mother has gone above and beyond to deny access. This needs to stop and should be deemed as a crime. If the relationship didn't work that is no reason to not allow the child to have a relationship with the other parent.
To many children grow up believing the father didn't care or left them when in reality the mother has gone above and beyond to deny access. This needs to stop and should be deemed as a crime. If the relationship didn't work that is no reason to not allow the child to have a relationship with the other parent.
Why it was rejected
There was already a petition about this issue. Duplicates are rejected so signatures collect in one place.
Timeline
| 8 May 2019 | Petition opened for signatures |
| 22 May 2019 | Rejected by the Petitions Committee |
Key facts
Signatures
17
Status
Rejected
Rejected
22 May 2019
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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 15 Jul 2026.