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Reform Child Maintenance Laws to Close Loopholes used by Non-Resident Parents

Submitted on Wednesday 30th April 2025

Rejected on Monday 2nd June 2025

Current status: Rejected

Rejection code: duplicate (see below for details)

Petition Action

Reform Child Maintenance Laws to Close Loopholes used by Non-Resident Parents

Petition Details

I want the government to reform the Child Maintenance Service by closing loopholes that let parents avoid paying. Support should reflect the real cost of raising a child, not just income. There must be minimum contributions, proper enforcement, and asset checks.

Additional Information

We urge the UK Government to reform the CMS by:

Introducing a minimum child maintenance payment for all, regardless of employment;

Tying support to cost of living and regional baselines, not just declared income;

Auditing lifestyle and assets, not only pay slips;

Stopping temporary overnight care claims as a loophole;

Enforcing stricter verification and consequences for manipulation.


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This petition was rejected

The Government e-Petitions Team gave the following reason:

There's already a petition about this issue. We cannot accept a new petition when we already have one about a very similar issue.

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You may wish to sign this petition which calls for a similar action: petition.parliament.uk/petitions/717395

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