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Change the burden of proof in the Family Courts

Submitted by Tom Stokes on Wednesday 22nd October 2025

Published on Thursday 27th November 2025

Current status: Open

Open until: Wednesday 27th May 2026

Current Signatures: 264
(count is updated approximately hourly)

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Tagged with

Allegations ~ balance ~ Change ~ Changing ~ Child ~ Children ~ contact ~ Courts ~ Face ~ family courts ~ Law ~ Legal Aid ~ Loss ~ Parent ~ parties ~ Proven ~ Reasonable ~ The Law ~ Unfair

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Popularity

This petition has 264 signatures in total, with signatories from 195 constituencies. That makes it the 586th most popular open petition, and the 14,294th most popular of all time.

Geography

This petition has a Diversity Rating of 43% (very low) and a Local Issue Rating of -2% (very low).

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Notes on geography

Signatures by constituency and region don't necessarily add up to the total number of signatures. That's because the petitions system doesn't validate postcodes, and some people mistype them. And without a valid postcode, a signature cannot be allocated to any particular place.

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