Petition · past parliament
Change the way child maintenance is calculated.
Rejected
10 signatures
What the petition asks
I want a fairness in calculation, not based on wages. Based on the average cost to bring up a child, also child maintenance to take into account the other parents expenses to maintain his/her family. Without trying to make the paying parent financially strained.
I have suffered unfairness within the system and now it’s time for a change, my local MP couldn’t help, so this is my last hope to make a wrong a right and serve justice to the man/women that has been bullied by the system and have a structure that is helpful to the paying parent.
Why it was rejected
There was already a petition about this issue. Duplicates are rejected so signatures collect in one place.
You may wish to sign this petition calling for a similar action:
Calculate child maintenance based on actual child expenses:
Calculate child maintenance based on actual child expenses
Calculate child maintenance based on actual child expenses:
Calculate child maintenance based on actual child expenses
Timeline
| 16 Oct 2021 | Petition opened for signatures |
| 18 Oct 2021 | Rejected by the Petitions Committee |
Key facts
Signatures
10
Status
Rejected
Rejected
18 Oct 2021
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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 15 Jul 2026.