{"links":{"self":"https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/763930.json"},"data":{"type":"petition","id":763930,"attributes":{"action":"Review laws on parental support & financial responsibility during pregnancy","background":"Launch a review into UK family law to examine financial responsibility for a child during pregnancy and to consider whether courts should formally recognise a lack of emotional, physical, and practical support from a parent during pregnancy as a relevant factor in decision-making.","additional_details":"Pregnancy can be a vulnerable time, and many mothers experience a lack of support that goes beyond financial absence. Financial responsibility for a child typically begins after birth and we feel there is limited recognition of a parent’s conduct during pregnancy. Decisions around birth registration may often be made when mothers are vulnerable.\r\n \r\nWe believe the law should be reviewed to consider whether a parent’s absence, lack of support, or abandonment during pregnancy should be formally recognised and taken into account by courts where relevant.","committee_note":"","state":"open","signature_count":16,"closing_date":"2026-11-21","created_at":"2026-03-10T22:05:34.919Z","updated_at":"2026-05-23T21:12:20.000Z","rejected_at":null,"opened_at":"2026-05-21T12:12:15.129Z","closed_at":null,"moderation_threshold_reached_at":"2026-03-23T11:15:00.000Z","response_threshold_reached_at":null,"government_response_at":null,"debate_threshold_reached_at":null,"debate_scheduled_on":null,"scheduled_debate_date":null,"debate_outcome_at":null,"creator_name":"Demi May O'Brien","rejection":null,"government_response":null,"debate":null,"departments":[{"acronym":"MoJ","name":"Ministry of Justice","url":"https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/ministry-of-justice"}],"topics":[],"signatures_by_country":[{"name":"United Kingdom","code":"GB","signature_count":16}],"signatures_by_constituency":[{"name":"Croydon West","ons_code":"E14001188","mp":"Sarah Jones MP","signature_count":1},{"name":"Ealing Central and Acton","ons_code":"E14001207","mp":"Dr Rupa Huq MP","signature_count":4},{"name":"East Wiltshire","ons_code":"E14001217","mp":"Danny Kruger MP","signature_count":1},{"name":"Hammersmith and Chiswick","ons_code":"E14001264","mp":"Andy Slaughter MP","signature_count":2},{"name":"Holborn and St Pancras","ons_code":"E14001290","mp":"Rt Hon Sir Keir Starmer MP","signature_count":2},{"name":"Hyndburn","ons_code":"E14001299","mp":"Sarah Smith MP","signature_count":1},{"name":"Kensington and Bayswater","ons_code":"E14001310","mp":"Joe Powell MP","signature_count":1},{"name":"Norwich South","ons_code":"E14001409","mp":"Clive Lewis MP","signature_count":1},{"name":"Rochester and Strood","ons_code":"E14001447","mp":"Lauren Edwards MP","signature_count":1},{"name":"South West Hertfordshire","ons_code":"E14001496","mp":"Mr Gagan Mohindra MP","signature_count":2}],"signatures_by_region":[{"name":"North West","ons_code":"B","signature_count":1},{"name":"East of England","ons_code":"G","signature_count":3},{"name":"London","ons_code":"H","signature_count":10},{"name":"South East","ons_code":"J","signature_count":1},{"name":"South West","ons_code":"K","signature_count":1}],"other_parliamentary_business":[]}}}