Submitted on Sunday 31st August 2025
Rejected on Monday 29th September 2025
Current status: Rejected
Rejection code: no-action (see below for details)
Allow UK courts to enforce child maintenance when parents move overseas.
Close the loophole that stops the Child Maintenance Service enforcing payments if a parent is posted abroad by a UK employer. Use the UK–India Free Trade Agreement to secure a treaty so Sheriff and Family Courts can enforce maintenance internationally.
Child maintenance is a child’s right, not a privilege. At present, when a parent is transferred abroad by a UK employer to a non-reciprocal country like India, enforcement stops. Mothers are forced into costly High Court cases. This loophole enables financial abuse. The UK–India FTA is a chance to fix this through a bilateral treaty.
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The Government e-Petitions Team gave the following reason:
The arrangements you are requesting are already place, so we are not clear what action you are seeking.
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