This petition was submitted during the 2017-2019 parliament
Rejected petition stop unfair child maintainance to parents who have equal time with children
a paying parent of child maintainance is required too pay their ex partner even if they have the children over 156 nights a year or more. this means the main carer (in most cases the mother) has the children, at most 5.25 days a month more! I feel this is unfair as it equates to hundreds £ a year
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example- a father of 2 earning £539 pw that has the children approximately 166 nights a year still has to pay £212 per month despite the mother having the children less that 3 nights more per month !
He still has the same child costs, food clothes etc
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