PETITIONClosedPetition · petition.parliament.uk
Review Child Maintenance Service to disincentivise parents withholding custody
We think the Child Maintenance Service should be reviewed and reformed to prevent situations where a parent refuses to allow 50/50 etc custody of a child because they will lose payments.
Last fetched 03 May 2026 · petition.parliament.uk
Signatures
66
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Government response threshold (10,000) · 66/10,000
Debate threshold (100,000) · 66/100,000
Background
There are many parents trying to have their children more, but we think the system doesn't have strong enough safeguards in place to protect possible manipulation by the other parent. I just want all parents to be held accountable for their behaviour.