Rejected petition: Reform the CMS system
Rejected on
Before maintenance amounts are set, there should be a requirement to properly assess the involvement, willingness, and capability of both parents. This would reduce conflict, alienation, and ensure children have meaningful relationships with both parents.
strongly believe the policy needs urgent reform. Before maintenance amounts are set, there should be a requirement to properly assess the involvement, willingness, and capability of both parents. Additionally, where safe and appropriate, equal custody or shared care should be the starting point, not the exception. This would reduce conflict, discourage alienation, and ensure children benefit from meaningful relationships with both parents.
Why was this petition rejected?
It’s not clear what the petition is asking the UK Government or Parliament to do.
We are not clear about what action is sought by this petition, as part of the action you are calling for may be the responsibility of the Family Court rather than the CMS. You could start a new petition setting out ore clearly the changes you would like to see to the CMS assessment process.
You may also wish to sign this open petition on a similar topic:
‘Update child maintenance regulations to better recognise equal care arrangements’
https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/764393We only reject petitions that don’t meet the petition standards.