Petition Make legal aid available to all parents seeking access to children

Bring back legal aid in family courts to help prevent parents being denied access to their children unfairly. shouldn't be used as weapons or as a means of control other the other parent.

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Parents on low incomes or benefits cannot get the legal representation they need to make sure they can access their children when it is in their best interest.

This petition is closed This petition ran for 6 months

432 signatures

Progress of the petition towards its next target: 432 of 10,000 signatures required to get a government response

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10,000 signatures required to get a government response

Date closed 4 August 2022
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