Petitions/Automatic 50/50 custody for separated parents without a criminal conviction
StatusClosed
Opened1 Dec 2025
Closes1 Jun 2026
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Parliamentary debateNot eligible
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Require that separating parents both automatically have equal, 50/50 time with their children, unless a parent has a relevant criminal conviction. We think children need both parents and it would help stop parental alienation, and having parents in a child's life helps them better progress in life.

We are concerned that sometimes judges may listen to undocumented allegations and decide against a loving father or mother. We believe if there are allegations there needs to be evidence that a parent has a criminal conviction for that allegation and that too many living parents have lost time with their children because of what we see as false allegations where the judge doesn't ask for suitable evidence. We think family law needs to change to better help our children for their future.

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Julia Buckley
1Julia Buckley MP
Shrewsbury
10
Daniel Francis
2Daniel Francis MP
Bexleyheath and Crayford
8
Ms Abena Oppong-Asare
3Ms Abena Oppong-Asare MP
Erith and Thamesmead
5
Sir Stephen Timms
4Sir Stephen Timms MP
East Ham
4
Clive Efford
5Clive Efford MP
Eltham and Chislehurst
4
Mr Louie French
6Mr Louie French MP
Old Bexley and Sidcup
4
Matthew Pennycook
7Matthew Pennycook MP
Greenwich and Woolwich
3
Andrew Pakes
8Andrew Pakes MP
Peterborough
3
Dr Andrew Murrison
9Dr Andrew Murrison MP
South West Wiltshire
3
Jerome Mayhew
10Jerome Mayhew MP
Broadland and Fakenham
2
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