End child and parenting alienation. 50/50 shared parenting. Justice for Fathers.

Rejected 21 signatures

What the petition asks

I am petitioning to change the law so that parent alienation becomes a chargeable offence. Manipulation of a child by one parent against the other has become so common in family breakdowns that it should be dealt with like other forms of neglect or child abuse.

Although it is becoming far more recognised in court, it is not specifically against the law to subject a child to this. If the other parent is on the birth certificate, legally they can withhold the child from the other parent with no criminal repercussions. Parents who have lost some or all contact with their children for months or years following separation or divorce may lead to mental health problems. It can also lead to the children believing the other parent no longer loves them.

Why it was rejected

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

We have published the following petitions, which you might like to sign:

Make parental alienation a criminal offence: Make parental alienation a criminal offence

Give parents automatic rights to equal contact with children after separation: Give parents automatic rights to equal contact with children after separation

Timeline

19 May 2021	Petition opened for signatures
25 May 2021	Rejected by the Petitions Committee

Key facts

Signatures 21

Status Rejected

Rejected 25 May 2021

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