{"links":{"self":"https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/739711.json"},"data":{"type":"petition","id":739711,"attributes":{"action":"Allow UK courts to enforce child maintenance when parents move overseas.","background":"Close the loophole that stops the Child Maintenance Service enforcing payments if a parent is posted abroad by a UK employer. Use the UK–India Free Trade Agreement to secure a treaty so Sheriff and Family Courts can enforce maintenance internationally.","additional_details":"Child maintenance is a child’s right, not a privilege. At present, when a parent is transferred abroad by a UK employer to a non-reciprocal country like India, enforcement stops. Mothers are forced into costly High Court cases. This loophole enables financial abuse. The UK–India FTA is a chance to fix this through a bilateral treaty.","committee_note":null,"state":"rejected","signature_count":7,"created_at":"2025-08-31T15:54:14.702Z","updated_at":"2025-11-14T17:47:40.781Z","rejected_at":"2025-09-29T13:03:44.304Z","opened_at":null,"closed_at":null,"moderation_threshold_reached_at":"2025-09-01T06:19:10.000Z","response_threshold_reached_at":null,"government_response_at":null,"debate_threshold_reached_at":null,"scheduled_debate_date":null,"debate_outcome_at":null,"creator_name":null,"rejection":{"code":"no-action","details":"The arrangements you are requesting are already place, so we are not clear what action you are seeking. \r\n\r\nYou could start a new petition with a clear request about how you would like the current system to change, or if you would like a review of enforcement arrangements. "},"government_response":null,"debate":null,"departments":[],"topics":[]}}}