Petition · Department for Education
Review Child Maintenance Service to disincentivise parents withholding custody
Closed
66 signatures
What the petition asks
We think the Child Maintenance Service should be reviewed and reformed to prevent situations where a parent refuses to allow 50/50 etc custody of a child because they will lose payments.
There are many parents trying to have their children more, but we think the system doesn't have strong enough safeguards in place to protect possible manipulation by the other parent. I just want all parents to be held accountable for their behaviour.
Timeline
| 16 Sep 2025 | Petition opened for signatures |
| 16 Mar 2026 | Closed to new signatures |
Key facts
Signatures
66
Status
Closed
Department
Department for Education
Opened
16 Sep 2025
Closed
16 Mar 2026
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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 17 Aug 2026.