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This petition is now closed, as its deadline has passed.
We the undersigned petition the Prime Minister to remove the child support liability in the new 'child maintenance and other payments bill' for 'non-resident parents' where equal shared care arrangements exist. More details
Submitted by Carl Bridge – Deadline to sign up by: 25 June 2008 – Signatures: 205
Petition update, 14 August 2008
You signed a petition asking the Prime Minister to " remove the child support liability in the new 'child maintenance and other payments bill' for 'non-resident parents' where equal shared care arrangements exist."The Prime Minister's Office has responded to that petition and you can view it here:
http://www.number10.gov.uk/Page16521
Prime Minister's Office
More details from petition creator
A large number of parents now choose to share care of the children upon divorce. A large number of shared care arrangements involve an equal share of care. Under the current CSA and new proposed CMEC guidelines there is still a requirement for the so-called 'non-resident parent' to pay maintenance to the 'parent with care' who also recieves Child Benefit and Child Tax Credit. This Child Maintenance liability leaves the 'non-resident parent' with a disproportionate part of the expenses relating to the children with no welfare or tax benefits, whereas the 'parent with care' receives a wealth of welfare benefits and maintenance for children which they care for only half the time. This is an highly unfair position and opposes the recommendations of Sir David Henshaw and the Work and Pensions Select Committee. In the majority of developed countries the liability is set to nil. The government should therefore remove this requirement or at least force parents to enter a private arrangement (e.g via mediation or other means) rather than imposing a level of maintenance calculated under the current guidelines.
Current signatories
Carl Bridge, the Petition Creator, joined by:
- Steve Bassett
- stephen horton
- claire fleet
- craig duffield
- c mumford
- Barry James
- victoria poulton
- David R Thomas (cb42.org)
- Roger William Munn
- lee fleet
- E S Singleton
- Vanessa Trentham
- Graham Parry
- Catherine Bridge
- Jennifer Bridge
- Paul Garrison
- Stuart Painter
- Stephanie Harris
- Paul Monaghan
- Adrian Bryant
- john carter
- vrinder saluja
- stephen cobble
- Lorna Millington
- Chris Kinne
- paul bridge
- mark masterson
- john phillimore
- Ian Cartwright
- BARBARA CARTWRIGHT
- Brian Millington
- PAUL ENGLAND
- Sylvia Thomas (petitions.pm.gov.uk/cb42org/)
- Christopher Williams
- Bobby Sinnet
- Jason kennedy
- PHILIP GRAINGER
- Kenneth Bridge
- Johnnie Burke-Gaffney
- Tracey Keeling
- Diane Keeling
- Nicky Walton
- Michelle Hollinshead
- Anne Jones
- Richard Berechula (petitions.pm.gov.uk/OfJudge)
- PARESH PANDYA
- Mark Coombes
- Rebecca Jordan
- bhavesh vyas
- pamball
- john henderson
- B Robbins
- Peter Tibbott Jones
- Anthony Reed
- Richard Gerrell
- Scott Bouchard
- glenn jones
- DEBBIE BROWN
- BEN BROWNpetitions.pm.gov..ukthe family
- David Keightley
- Vicki Green
- Mark Wright
- Peter Gierth
- S Roberts
- nicola anderson
- james radford
- robert purseglove
- John Ratcliffe
- James Ferguson
- David Dewsnip
- Graeme loftus-Stewart
- Christopher Harris
- zoe harwood
- matt mills
- cath holmes
- Gavin Crossley
- Carl Alderton
- Timothy Russ
- jill broughton
- J Parton (petitions.pm.gov.uk/criminalisePAS/)
- P Chandler
- Colm Carlin
- Emma Sneddon
- Francis Edwards
- Darren Wood
- Ann A
- Phil Jackman
- dalevizzard
- darren phillips
- Paul Birrell
- Jennifer Clarke
- Alison Gray
- Petr Howarth
- Simon Lindop-Taylor
- Patrick Moore
- Mark Ditton (petitions.pm.gov.uk/carerscounciltax/)
- John Bolch
- Grandma
- Julian Tombs
- Matthew Stannard
- Tim Hughes
- Nick
- Matthew Williams
- chris mitchell
- Nick Langford
- ANNETTE RUSH
- James Godfrey
- Anne Harris, SNAP/Men's Aid
- Simon Webster
- Michael Wiffen(mensaid.com)
- Steven Grimwood
- Frederick Gale
- Sue Secker
- Jeff Baynham
- michelle price
- Carl Tilson (//petitions.pm.gov.uk/breakthechain/)
- NICHOLAS MUTON
- Paul Willis
- Douglas Milnes
- Adrian Ottaway
- David Currie
- jodie horton
- george bridge
- Chris Finch
- muriel upton
- Jarrad Bridge
- Susan Yakas petitions.pm.gov.uk/AmendChildrenAct/
- Kerry Cooper
- Neil Roberts
- michael wild
- Jay Mitton
- Helen Williamson
- Bill Flack
- kenneth Hardman
- Richard Ross-Langley
- Robin Harrison-Hurd
- Robin Hurd /petitions.pm.gov.uk/Childrned2parnts/
- Eric Young
- Jane Doughty-Thorpe
- Cath Pickles
- stephen morton
- Dr Robin Jackson
- Warren Cubitt
- Colin Brealey
- Andrew Crayford //petitions.pm.gov.uk/CAN-YOU-IMAGINE/
- Dr MRJ Sheehy
- carolyn james
- Bill McAlester
- Julie Stamper
- Steven Wade
- Cecil Rhode
- K Steele
- Robert Barkany
- andrew tindale
- Kevin Williams
- NICK HOLDING
- Henry da Massa
- John Burke
- Nic Coome
- Charlotte Peters Rock
- Ken Moore
- Terry Moore
- Simon Aggett
- Agree things need to changed
- William Jones
- LISA BRIDGE
- Geraldine Anderson
- Janet Whitehouse
- kate bridge
- kelly-Ann Bridge
- Laura Whitehouse
- pat fleet
- paul fleet
- gerard nedich
- Ron Evans
- Stephen Beaumont
- Jonine Martin
- sarah-jane badman
- Adam Gallard
- Clair Crump
- steve gouldstone
- Dave Farmer
- Jake Bridge
- keith brock
- janine baker
- Andy Owens
- Les Painter
- Andrew Sowden
- Petra Friesinger
- Simon Crancher
- Sinead Galvin
- Stephanie Shelford
- Vivienne Jackson
- lee hunter
- Trudy goodman
- amy herbert
- Mark Winters
- Mick Beeby
- Abigail Beeby
- Morag Wilshere
- Louise Abson
- Julian Elliott McAllister
- Haydn John Latham
- Harry Latham
