Consent Is the Foundation. Everything Else Follows.
A bold, compassionate proposal to reform the UK’s child maintenance system — one that protects children, respects autonomy, and ensures responsibility begins with choice.
Consent
Responsibility should begin with agreement — not coercion. Our model puts consent at the heart of parenthood, ensuring that no one is legally or financially bound unless they have clearly chosen to take on that role.
Care
Children deserve stable, intentional support — not conflict-driven systems or forced obligations. By encouraging early planning and voluntary parenting agreements, we foster real care rooted in clarity, not coercion.
Commitment
Parenthood is a serious commitment — and it should be entered into freely, not imposed. When both parties choose to step up, this system ensures their responsibilities are recognised, structured, and enforced fairly.
Too many parents are being held financially responsible for children they never agreed to raise. Others are pushed out of their children’s lives yet remain legally liable. Many are left solely supporting a child after a co-parent walks away or a relationship breaks down. And the state? It’s spending hundreds of millions enforcing a system that no longer works — for families, for fairness, or for the future.
At Did You Agree, we believe in a better model.
One built not on coercion, but on consent.
One that makes responsibilities clear from the start — and enforceable only when agreements are made.
What We’re Proposing
Why It Matters
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