Make family courts give parents equal 50/50 access after a seperation.

Rejected 21 signatures

What the petition asks

When a couple start a family, a child grows up with both parents heavily involved in their upbringing.
Unfortunately, after a seperation, one parent is automatically given "primary carer" role (97% mother) thus restricting the child's time with the other parent, and they have to apply to the court

If a parent is being denied access to a child, or having their contact with the child restricted, all at the say so of the primary carer, and the non resident parent is of no threat or danger to the child, then when the non resident parent applies to the family court to be the parent in their child's life which they once was before a relationship breakdown, then the courts should award both parents 50/50 access, and use that point as a starting post when negotiating what's best for the child.

Why it was rejected

It asked for something that is not the responsibility of the UK Government or Parliament.

We can't accept your petition because this would be a decision for the family courts, which are independent of the UK Government and Parliament.

You could start a new petition calling for a law making 50/50 access the legal default in cases of separation if that is something you would like to see happen.

Timeline

28 May 2019	Petition opened for signatures
25 Jun 2019	Rejected by the Petitions Committee

Key facts

Signatures 21

Status Rejected

Rejected 25 Jun 2019

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