Petition · past parliament
Change Child maintenance service (CMS) policy update.
Rejected
13 signatures
What the petition asks
If a receiving parent of child maintenance stops the paying parent from access to thier children. The paying parent has to go through court to fight for access of their child. Policy needs to state if the receiving parent makes this decision without a court order then they forfeit their CSA money.
Why it was rejected
There was already a petition about this issue. Duplicates are rejected so signatures collect in one place.
We currently have the below petition open which you might like to sign:
Parents should not have to pay child maintenance if access to a child is denied
Parents should not have to pay child maintenance if access to a child is denied
Parents should not have to pay child maintenance if access to a child is denied
Parents should not have to pay child maintenance if access to a child is denied
Timeline
| 9 Nov 2021 | Petition opened for signatures |
| 15 Nov 2021 | Rejected by the Petitions Committee |
Key facts
Signatures
13
Status
Rejected
Rejected
15 Nov 2021
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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 15 Jul 2026.