Petition · past parliament · Department for Work and Pensions
Parents should not have to pay child maintenance if access to a child is denied
Closed
75 signatures
What the petition asks
Non-resident parents should not have to pay child maintenance if they don't have access to their children. If the resident parent of a child or children stop's the non-resident parent from seeing their kids for a certain period, then child maintenance should not be paid until access is granted.
Timeline
| 12 Aug 2021 | Petition opened for signatures |
| 12 Feb 2022 | Closed to new signatures |
Key facts
Signatures
75
Status
Closed
Department
Department for Work and Pensions
Opened
12 Aug 2021
Closed
12 Feb 2022
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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 15 Jul 2026.