Rejected petition Reform the CMS to Prevent Parental Alienation and Financial Exploitation

1. Incorporate a deeper understanding of the current Contact Arrangements into CMS Assessments.

2. Introduce Safeguards Against Parental Alienation

3. Implement a Dispute Resolution Pathway Within CMS

4. Make Transparency and Accountability Central to CMS Enforcement

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Under current CMS arrangements, child maintenance payments are calculated in a binary manner with little emotional
Intelligence. While this is intended to protect the child’s financial welfare, it creates a troubling loophole: a parent with care (PWC) can, in some cases, deliberately obstruct contact between the child and the non-resident parent (NRP) while continuing to receive higher maintenance payments. This can lead to a form of financial exploitation and parental alienation.

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Stop Child Maintenance if parents are denied access to their children
https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/719152

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Date submitted 24 June 2025
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