Petition · past parliament

Hold mothers accountable for parental alienation, fined or put on a register

Rejected 13 signatures

What the petition asks

Legally fine or sentence mothers (in particular) who purposely, maliciously withhold children from their fathers without plausible evidence.
Hold them accountable for the money spent by fathers who fight to see their children (visitation, mediation etc)
Give good fathers the access they deserve
There seems to be an undeniable favour towards the support given to women who come forward to the family court system.
In particular where there have been false accusations against the father of the child(ren), effecting men and children emotionally and fathers financially.
All children need both capable, consistent and loving parents.
Mother’s should not have the right to alienate good men from children based on their emotional instability. This is can be seen in the long run as neglect.

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 specific criminal offence: Make parental alienation a specific criminal offence

Automatically grant 50/50 to parents in separated households: Automatically grant 50/50 to parents in separated households.

Timeline

19 Jun 2023 Petition opened for signatures
22 Jun 2023 Rejected by the Petitions Committee

Key facts

Signatures 13
Status Rejected
Rejected 22 Jun 2023

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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 15 Jul 2026.