One in five children from broken homes lose one parent from their lives for good, official figures reveal.
Preparing to unveil plans to tackle the problem, families minister Maria Miller said parents should take responsibility for their offspring for life and reach civilised agreements.
‘We want to make sure parents are aware of the effect and the importance of working together to support their children,’ Mrs Miller told the Daily Mail.
Breakdown: Many children from broken homes lose touch with their parents
Breakdown: Many children from broken homes lose touch with their parents
‘Really that should be the case irrespective of whether their relationship is intact or not.
‘They are parents for life and that responsibility is for life.’
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Figures show that 20 per cent of children from a broken home lose touch with absent parents within three years and then never see them again.
MP Maria Miller is calling for new reforms to prevent the collapse of parental relationships
MP Maria Miller is calling for new reforms to prevent the collapse of parental relationships
As they grow older, many others lose contact with a parent, most often with fathers when mothers are awarded custody.
Mrs Miller said the child maintenance system had failed, with only around half of the three million children growing up in separated families benefiting from it. The rules are also said to encourage conflict.
Parents who insist on the state intervening to sort out maintenance payments will be hit with an initial fee of £100, Mrs Miller said, to encourage them to come to their own agreements.
But Lord Mackay of Clashfern, Lord Chancellor under Margaret Thatcher and John Major, said he would oppose proposals to charge single parents a fee of up to 12 per cent of any maintenance collected.
The fees will be levied for using the Child Maintenance and Enforcement Commission, which is taking over the work of the discredited Child Support Agency.
via One in five children from broken homes lose touch with parent | Mail Online.
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