Rejected petition Change enforcement action taken on parents that fail to pay child maintenance

Change/improve the enforcement action taken on parents that fail to pay maintenance, to make the process more robust in the retrieval of regular payments and the retrieval of arrears.

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My personal case has been open for seven years, with no results and little explanation. The arrears my two children are owed is over £13K. I feel pushed aside with poor excuses that change with each update, that I have to chase, as to why they cannot enforce payments. In this digital day and age I feel there is no excuse as to why a legal obligation does not have a more serious process and consequence, considering the child maintenance service can access bank accounts and see funds and spending.

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Date submitted 14 November 2025
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