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When she filed her petition, Spelling requested sole physical custody of the children and joint legal custody and visitation rights for McDermott.

Two years later, the court dismissed the petition, directing the petitioner to approach a committee handling transfers of wild animals by zoos.

Nearly a quarter of Labour MPs have signed a petition urging the chancellor to hike taxes on gambling companies and use the money to lift benefit restrictions on families with more than two children.

The referendum proposes a second path: Family and household members could petition a judge for a “red flag” order, if the person is deemed a significant danger.

He has set up online petitions – attracting hundreds of thousands of signatures – calling for all three items to be repatriated.