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Make it a legal offence for a parent to be absent from their child's life.

Submitted by Donna Carter on Thursday 14th November 2024

Published on Wednesday 11th December 2024

Current status: Closed

Closed: Wednesday 11th June 2025

Signatures: 77

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Child ~ Mothers ~ Parent ~ Raise

Petition Action

Make it a legal offence for a parent to be absent from their child's life.

Petition Details

We believe that parents should not be able to choose to be absent from the life of their child without clear and enforced legal consequences. I think that usually mothers, but sometimes fathers, can be left to raise the child on their own.

Additional Information

We believe that a parent walking away from their parental responsibilities should be a legal offence.


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