Petition · Ministry of Justice

Amend Part IV of Family Law Act 1996 for Abuse Survivors Without Shared Children

Open for signatures 14 signatures

What the petition asks

We call on the Government to bring forward an amendment to Part IV of the Family Law Act 1996 to close the Family Court gap for abuse survivors without shared children.
This amendment should require that rules of court and practice directions provide, for non-molestation and occupation order proceedings, protections equivalent to those in Practice Direction 12J: consideration of fact-finding where domestic abuse is alleged, treatment of abuse as a pattern of behaviour, restrictions on undertakings and cross-undertakings where violence has been used or threatened, and provision for special measures.

Timeline

31 Jul 2026 Petition opened for signatures

Key facts

Signatures 14
Status Open for signatures
Department Ministry of Justice
Opened 31 Jul 2026

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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 1 Aug 2026.