This petition was submitted during the 2019-2024 parliament
Rejected petition Change Child maintenance service (CMS) policy update.
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.
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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
https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/594033
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