Hello, my name is Jodi, and I’m speaking out because the Child Maintenance Service is pushing parents to breaking point.The CMS looks ONLY at the paying parent’s income.

 

It currently ignores:

 

▫️the receiving parent’s income

 

▫️the receiving parent’s government benefits

 

▫️existing debts accumulated while married to receiving parent.  

 

▫️the real cost of living for paying parents who still have 5050/sole care of other children. 

 

This is state‑enabled financial abuse.💔

 

The Mental Health Impact Is Devastating.These are not opinions — these are facts:

 

❗️Internal DWP reviews have investigated deaths — including suicides — where CMS involvement was a factor.

 

❗️FOI data shows paying parents have higher death rates than the general population of the same age.

 

❗️Thousands of paying parent report anxiety, depression, and feeling financially trapped by a system that ignores their reality.

 

This is not “a few bad cases”.

 

This is a national crisis.⚖️ 

 

What We’re Fighting For 💪

 

1️⃣ A fair system that considers both parents’ incomes, including benefits

 

2️⃣ A system that reflects shared care properly

 

3️⃣ Protection from CMS being used as a weapon of control

 

4️⃣ Stability for children in both homes, not just one

 

🙏 Please SIGN & SHARE my petition. You can read why I personally am fighting for change by clicking here:

 

https://www.change.org/jodiarcher

 

🙏Every signature helps push for a child maintenance system that supports families instead of destroying them.

 

Your share could protect a parent who’s suffering in silence right now.

 

Thank you 💙🩷 let’s change this broken system together.