Reform Shared Parenting Legislation Petition: Signature List Feed http://www.gopetition.com/signatures/reform-shared-parenting-legislation.html Online petition signatures en-us Fri, 3 Apr 2026 01:56 UTC GoPetition RSS Feed Generator Copyright 2026 GoPetition Dr Anonymous [Signature #113] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/20924422?utm_medium=rss Sun, 4 Dec 2016 03:13:24 UTC 20924422 Miss Kailah Shannon [Signature #112] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/13646568?utm_medium=rss Shared care is not in the best interests of the child, change the legislation to protect children.

]]> Thu, 30 Aug 2012 10:09:56 UTC 13646568 Ms Sarah Krause [Signature #111] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/11423331?utm_medium=rss Children are being placed in the care of abusive parents because of this law children need to be protected from abuse change the laws

]]> Mon, 31 Oct 2011 02:28:46 UTC 11423331 Miss Amber White [Signature #110] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/10645850?utm_medium=rss Thu, 9 Jun 2011 12:56:49 UTC 10645850 Ms Kelie Phillips [Signature #109] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/10621015?utm_medium=rss There is far too much focus on gender equality in the issue of shared parenting, and nowhere near enough on the safety and wellbeing of children. It's an absolute embarrassment that a mother (or father) can't protect their children from an abusive parent, and themselves from an abusive ex-spouse.

]]> Sun, 5 Jun 2011 05:10:22 UTC 10621015 Ms Christyna Williams [Signature #108] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/10603650?utm_medium=rss Thu, 2 Jun 2011 06:11:37 UTC 10603650 ms bernadene denham [Signature #107] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/9010325?utm_medium=rss Mon, 29 Nov 2010 01:34:25 UTC 9010325 Ms Kerrie Robins [Signature #106] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/9010041?utm_medium=rss Shared care responsibility means financial, allowing children to attend parties, sports and activities when on "spend time", its madness that fathers wont take their children to sports etc because its their weekend, who are they hurting their own children!!

]]> Sun, 28 Nov 2010 11:49:12 UTC 9010041 Mr Anonymous [Signature #105] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/6989325?utm_medium=rss Sun, 14 Feb 2010 10:07:12 UTC 6989325 Ms Lisa Bierach [Signature #104] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/6988565?utm_medium=rss Even though our case didn't make it to court. The laws dictated the outcome of the mediation. I felt my special needs children were very much squeezed into a box with the fathers rights more important than their needs.

]]> Sun, 14 Feb 2010 04:36:36 UTC 6988565 Mrs Anonymous [Signature #103] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/6252287?utm_medium=rss Shared parenting hurts kids. Give mums their rights back to protect their children.

]]> Sun, 27 Sep 2009 06:24:12 UTC 6252287 Ms Theresa Gray [Signature #102] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/6017994?utm_medium=rss When do what the children want matter? When does their emotional wellbeing become no 1?

]]> Sat, 8 Aug 2009 08:08:55 UTC 6017994 Ms Erika Struck [Signature #101] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/6015865?utm_medium=rss Fri, 7 Aug 2009 06:30:53 UTC 6015865 ms heidi egarter [Signature #100] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/5422238?utm_medium=rss Mon, 4 May 2009 07:04:10 UTC 5422238 Ms Donna Unsgaard-Mann [Signature #99] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/5420393?utm_medium=rss My son now aged seven has been made a guinea pig from this lreform. He spends 6 nights a fortnight with his Father currently following final orders in 2007 however his litigation happy Father again has me in court for additional time despite his need to leave our son in care during this time.

]]> Sun, 3 May 2009 09:54:20 UTC 5420393 Ms Anonymous [Signature #98] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/5282688?utm_medium=rss Thu, 16 Apr 2009 08:09:30 UTC 5282688 Dr Rachel Burt [Signature #97] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/5240717?utm_medium=rss Mon, 6 Apr 2009 07:12:15 UTC 5240717 MRS CHERYL COLE [Signature #96] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/5116829?utm_medium=rss its up to you to change '' listen to the people ''

]]> Fri, 13 Mar 2009 08:02:33 UTC 5116829 Ms Anonymous [Signature #95] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/5017063?utm_medium=rss Sat, 28 Feb 2009 05:21:05 UTC 5017063 Mrs Mary-Lu Burt [Signature #94] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/5015986?utm_medium=rss Shared parenting is dangerous in cases of emotional/psychological abuse which is almost impossible to prove since it takes place behind closed doors. Family law urges a woman to communicate with the husband putting her in danger of ongoing emotional and even physical violence. She has left the marriage to keep her child safe. But the law gives her child to the abuser. She is no longer present to offer protection. The child is exposed to conflict & potential violence & no checks after settlement

]]> Fri, 27 Feb 2009 08:25:48 UTC 5015986 mrs simone sullivan [Signature #93] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/4997741?utm_medium=rss I left my angry, violent, abusive, brain injured husband to protect myself and our 2 children. Within a year the family court, children's ICL and family consultant all recommended unsupervised access. All it took was a medical report from his physchiatrist to say that he is recovered. Yet the previous year there were reports saying that this is a permanent condition (so he was awarded a TAC payout!) Seems there is nothing I can do despite recorded acts of violence! Overnight contact begins soon.

]]> Wed, 25 Feb 2009 04:06:01 UTC 4997741 Shae Pendlebury [Signature #92] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/4940370?utm_medium=rss Sun, 15 Feb 2009 05:43:18 UTC 4940370 Ms Tara Corcoran [Signature #91] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/4911755?utm_medium=rss A child needs one place to call home, and can not develop properly when being passed back and forth between parents.

]]> Mon, 9 Feb 2009 08:03:16 UTC 4911755 Ms Juleighta Sirl [Signature #90] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/4900929?utm_medium=rss Sat, 7 Feb 2009 08:44:50 UTC 4900929 Ms Barbara Biggs [Signature #89] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/4896385?utm_medium=rss Fri, 6 Feb 2009 06:23:46 UTC 4896385 Jenni Piper [Signature #88] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/4865683?utm_medium=rss Sun, 1 Feb 2009 04:01:58 UTC 4865683 Mrs Lynette Roos [Signature #87] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/4851506?utm_medium=rss Wed, 28 Jan 2009 09:52:08 UTC 4851506 Ms Melita Currie [Signature #86] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/4846950?utm_medium=rss Wed, 28 Jan 2009 05:41:04 UTC 4846950 ms Nadine Schmoll [Signature #85] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/4833318?utm_medium=rss Mon, 26 Jan 2009 06:22:27 UTC 4833318 Ms Kaitlin Ferris [Signature #84] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/4831272?utm_medium=rss Sun, 25 Jan 2009 06:47:02 UTC 4831272 Ms Claire Tatyzo [Signature #83] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/4804713?utm_medium=rss Mon, 19 Jan 2009 07:24:29 UTC 4804713 Ms Brenda Martin [Signature #82] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/4804609?utm_medium=rss Mon, 19 Jan 2009 07:03:11 UTC 4804609 Madeline S. [Signature #81] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/4804090?utm_medium=rss The idea that a "one-size fits all" model is even vaguely possible or practical is both vastly incorrect and seriously dangerous. Family courts need to be educated and empowered to consider the best solution for the children.

]]> Mon, 19 Jan 2009 05:45:47 UTC 4804090 Ms Jordy Silverstein [Signature #80] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/4804004?utm_medium=rss Mon, 19 Jan 2009 05:31:54 UTC 4804004 Anonymous [Signature #79] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/4803480?utm_medium=rss Mon, 19 Jan 2009 03:40:00 UTC 4803480 Ms Sara Dehm [Signature #78] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/4803305?utm_medium=rss Mon, 19 Jan 2009 03:03:10 UTC 4803305 Ms Elizabeth Patterson [Signature #77] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/4800888?utm_medium=rss Mon, 19 Jan 2009 03:31:55 UTC 4800888 Miss Claire Nemorin [Signature #76] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/4800792?utm_medium=rss If the best interests of the child was the main consideration then why assume 50-50 is the best option without asking children what they want.

]]> Mon, 19 Jan 2009 02:43:46 UTC 4800792 Ms Simone Morrissey [Signature #75] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/4800763?utm_medium=rss Mon, 19 Jan 2009 02:27:35 UTC 4800763 Miss D K [Signature #74] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/4800738?utm_medium=rss Mon, 19 Jan 2009 02:09:20 UTC 4800738 Ms Georgia Ioakimidis-MacDougall [Signature #73] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/4800654?utm_medium=rss Mon, 19 Jan 2009 01:30:49 UTC 4800654 Ms Katrina Sculthorp [Signature #72] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/4791812?utm_medium=rss It's torn my family apart! My 4yr old Son & 7yr old Daughter have been separated, my daughter doesn't understand why we've lost her brother to my ex. He's very vindictive and has done it to destroy me, not for the happiness of our son. Our son has since developed a speech impediment. I have lost my faith in family law.

]]> Fri, 16 Jan 2009 04:29:33 UTC 4791812 Hannah G [Signature #71] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/4786734?utm_medium=rss Thu, 15 Jan 2009 02:30:06 UTC 4786734 Mrs Anonymous [Signature #70] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/4764610?utm_medium=rss Mon, 12 Jan 2009 04:36:55 UTC 4764610 Ms Selina Fay [Signature #69] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/4706303?utm_medium=rss Sat, 27 Dec 2008 09:30:20 UTC 4706303 Me jasmina etemovic [Signature #68] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/4698412?utm_medium=rss Tue, 23 Dec 2008 05:14:29 UTC 4698412 Ms Vanessa Leigh [Signature #67] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/4694873?utm_medium=rss My experience is that even limited to a 64% 26% share care arrangement is causing mental anguish to the children in particular with behavioural issues and displaying abnormally high levels of anxiety.

]]> Sun, 21 Dec 2008 06:16:27 UTC 4694873 Ms Greta Spies [Signature #66] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/4674327?utm_medium=rss I agree that any parent who wants to do shared parenting is not considering the childs needs first. A child needs stability and security and not to be ferried between 2 homes so constantly.

]]> Mon, 15 Dec 2008 04:18:55 UTC 4674327 Mrs Julie Sowter [Signature #65] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/4655710?utm_medium=rss Tue, 9 Dec 2008 07:46:01 UTC 4655710 mrs Anonymous [Signature #64] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/4634589?utm_medium=rss Fri, 5 Dec 2008 09:53:25 UTC 4634589 Ms Jac Taylor [Signature #63] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/4632283?utm_medium=rss Fri, 5 Dec 2008 12:39:43 UTC 4632283 margaret Knights [Signature #62] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/4625882?utm_medium=rss Thu, 4 Dec 2008 01:00:46 UTC 4625882 Miss Lucinda Roos [Signature #61] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/4625874?utm_medium=rss Thu, 4 Dec 2008 01:00:07 UTC 4625874 Ms Joanne Dunn [Signature #60] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/4548392?utm_medium=rss Mon, 1 Dec 2008 07:25:47 UTC 4548392 Ms Ngaomi Fleming [Signature #59] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/4544997?utm_medium=rss Mon, 1 Dec 2008 03:26:18 UTC 4544997 ms Nicole Tomlinson [Signature #58] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/4543792?utm_medium=rss Sun, 30 Nov 2008 04:39:20 UTC 4543792 Ms Shannan Williams [Signature #57] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/4542005?utm_medium=rss It is always in the childs best interest to be in a stable, loving invironment. I do understand that human nature is selfish and in a lot of cases both parents would like custody, but this arrangement is not always the healtiest for the child, so challenge the system to look after those who come first and will be affected the most, the children.

]]> Sun, 30 Nov 2008 03:13:52 UTC 4542005 Ms Jennifer Applegate [Signature #56] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/4541918?utm_medium=rss Sun, 30 Nov 2008 01:15:20 UTC 4541918 Ms Doriel Wailes [Signature #55] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/4527379?utm_medium=rss Children need to know where their home is - not be shunted from one parent to another. Both parents need contact but not at the expense of the child.

]]> Mon, 24 Nov 2008 11:51:09 UTC 4527379 Ms Kristi McClymont [Signature #54] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/4526987?utm_medium=rss Mon, 24 Nov 2008 08:04:46 UTC 4526987 Ms Frances Lockie [Signature #53] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/4526384?utm_medium=rss Mon, 24 Nov 2008 04:09:00 UTC 4526384 MS Angela McDougall [Signature #52] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/4523007?utm_medium=rss Equal contact is can place unnecessary stress on the child leaving them with a feeling of no specific home. How hard would it be to cope with some of your possessions in one place and then other possessions in another. You can never settle. This also increases the number of times children witness tension between parents during hand over.

]]> Sun, 23 Nov 2008 11:53:58 UTC 4523007 Mrs Anne Munns [Signature #51] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/4522804?utm_medium=rss Sun, 23 Nov 2008 09:54:26 UTC 4522804 Ms Naomi Trussler [Signature #50] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/4522727?utm_medium=rss Sun, 23 Nov 2008 09:22:53 UTC 4522727 Sarah Nash [Signature #49] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/4522705?utm_medium=rss Sun, 23 Nov 2008 09:12:38 UTC 4522705 Bonnie Lacky [Signature #48] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/4516949?utm_medium=rss Sat, 22 Nov 2008 12:08:51 UTC 4516949 Ms Helen Seiffert [Signature #47] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/4516667?utm_medium=rss Fri, 21 Nov 2008 09:06:14 UTC 4516667 MS CHANTAL ADAMS [Signature #46] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/4508578?utm_medium=rss Wed, 19 Nov 2008 08:25:43 UTC 4508578 Ms Anonymous [Signature #45] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/4507866?utm_medium=rss As a teacher I witness daily the disruption to a childs education that shared parenting causes.
Children to not have a strong sense of HOME and may feel they belong no-where. Shared care is more about not paying maintenance than the best interests of the child.
Increased tenstion between parents who are forces to interact more often.

]]> Wed, 19 Nov 2008 04:32:27 UTC 4507866 Mrs Shirley Pitcher [Signature #44] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/4504490?utm_medium=rss Wed, 19 Nov 2008 01:41:18 UTC 4504490 Ms Susan Burgmann [Signature #43] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/4504382?utm_medium=rss Wed, 19 Nov 2008 12:15:33 UTC 4504382 Ms Karin McKay [Signature #42] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/4504205?utm_medium=rss the shared parenting does not work...in fact the legislation supports the parent that recieves the child support to stop access.....the courts are too cloged to make any differance and the children still suffer, maybe we need to educate prospecticve parents, maybe parenting education needs to start at school! and then we could have more hope that when a custody and access issue arrises people would have better skills to do what is right by the children.....we need advocates for all children!

]]> Tue, 18 Nov 2008 10:16:15 UTC 4504205 Ms veronica sigley [Signature #41] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/4503510?utm_medium=rss Tue, 18 Nov 2008 05:57:15 UTC 4503510 Ms Eliza Tree [Signature #40] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/4503496?utm_medium=rss Clearly not all parents are capable, competent or safe to assume equal custody of children.
Please considerd safety and wellbeing of the child.

]]> Tue, 18 Nov 2008 05:53:02 UTC 4503496 Ms Helen Tuckey [Signature #39] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/4503346?utm_medium=rss As a child I witnessed great conflict over custodian issues between my parents, and I see similar situations in other families today. Many more initiatives need to be explored to avoid pain and disrupted lives for children when parents divorce.

]]> Tue, 18 Nov 2008 05:09:12 UTC 4503346 Ms Anonymous [Signature #38] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/4500754?utm_medium=rss What happened to only when it is safe to do so???? This is not being genuinely enforced - too many children are being exposed to and experiencing law enforced abuse.

]]> Tue, 18 Nov 2008 07:04:44 UTC 4500754 Katherine Seppings [Signature #37] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/4500426?utm_medium=rss Tue, 18 Nov 2008 05:07:58 UTC 4500426 lauren charlton [Signature #36] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/4499772?utm_medium=rss Tue, 18 Nov 2008 12:33:11 UTC 4499772 Kerry Davies [Signature #35] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/4499632?utm_medium=rss Recent research, released by the group 'No to Violence' backs this up!

]]> Mon, 17 Nov 2008 11:15:22 UTC 4499632 Miss Clare Rutherford [Signature #34] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/4498894?utm_medium=rss Children's safety and well being must be our number one priority.

]]> Mon, 17 Nov 2008 06:39:08 UTC 4498894 Ms Anne Puckey [Signature #33] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/4498768?utm_medium=rss Domestic Violence and Child Safety worker and just appalled by the poor processess of the Family Law Court and its supporting cast of legal personnel and court report writers

]]> Mon, 17 Nov 2008 05:53:52 UTC 4498768 Dr Colin MacDougall [Signature #32] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/4498741?utm_medium=rss It is morally just to protect children and nurture them - they have the right to nurturing, care and protection because they are human beings. Ownership and power over children, as exercised by too many men, is not a right. It hurts children today, tomorrow adn for many years to come.

]]> Mon, 17 Nov 2008 05:48:29 UTC 4498741 Mr Darren Newington [Signature #31] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/4495271?utm_medium=rss Mon, 17 Nov 2008 06:07:55 UTC 4495271 Ms Lisa English [Signature #30] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/4494936?utm_medium=rss Mon, 17 Nov 2008 04:23:34 UTC 4494936 mrs maryanne mckenzie [Signature #29] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/4494595?utm_medium=rss 50/50 shared parenting must changed esp for the victims of abuse.This govt needs to follow the NZ model.

]]> Mon, 17 Nov 2008 02:30:09 UTC 4494595 Sheila Forsyth-Lean [Signature #28] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/4493889?utm_medium=rss Sun, 16 Nov 2008 08:36:43 UTC 4493889 Ms Carol Anderson [Signature #27] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/4493799?utm_medium=rss The latest AIFS report "The idealised post-separation in Australian family law: A dangerous paradigm in cases of domestic violence", outlines once again that custody orders ignore violence.
I note I have many cases in which custody orders have not only ignored violence, but confirmed findings of abuse by the State.
Protective parents who attempt to continue to protect their children in this context risk jail, loss of residency and court costs. This is unacceptable.

]]> Sun, 16 Nov 2008 07:59:58 UTC 4493799 Lesley Mould [Signature #26] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/4493694?utm_medium=rss Sun, 16 Nov 2008 07:21:04 UTC 4493694 Ms Elaine Lloyd [Signature #25] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/4493649?utm_medium=rss Sun, 16 Nov 2008 07:05:46 UTC 4493649 ms Johanna King [Signature #24] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/4493577?utm_medium=rss Sun, 16 Nov 2008 06:40:06 UTC 4493577 Ms Clare Ellis [Signature #23] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/4493563?utm_medium=rss Sun, 16 Nov 2008 06:34:23 UTC 4493563 miss Kellie Booth [Signature #22] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/4493506?utm_medium=rss Sun, 16 Nov 2008 06:18:37 UTC 4493506 Ms Catherine Mackenzie [Signature #21] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/4493471?utm_medium=rss Sun, 16 Nov 2008 06:11:40 UTC 4493471 Ms Jen Van-Achteren [Signature #20] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/4493463?utm_medium=rss Sun, 16 Nov 2008 06:09:59 UTC 4493463 Ms Pricilla Makea [Signature #19] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/4493411?utm_medium=rss Well thought...I totally agree with this petition. My child is one of the children directly effected by these family laws..

]]> Sun, 16 Nov 2008 05:51:00 UTC 4493411 Ms Toni Greenwood [Signature #18] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/4493305?utm_medium=rss Sun, 16 Nov 2008 05:25:21 UTC 4493305 Miss Jayde Trevaskis [Signature #17] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/4493100?utm_medium=rss Sun, 16 Nov 2008 04:37:49 UTC 4493100 Thelma Edelsten [Signature #16] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/4490463?utm_medium=rss Sun, 16 Nov 2008 02:38:02 UTC 4490463 Ms Christine Hall [Signature #15] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/4490239?utm_medium=rss These arrangements need revisiting asap.

]]> Sun, 16 Nov 2008 12:02:00 UTC 4490239 Mr Iain Watt [Signature #14] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/4490125?utm_medium=rss Sat, 15 Nov 2008 10:55:00 UTC 4490125