PETITIONRejectedPetition · petition.parliament.uk
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
Last fetched 03 May 2026 · petition.parliament.uk
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Government response threshold (10,000) · 6/10,000
Debate threshold (100,000) · 6/100,000
Background
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.