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Petition · past parliament

Change adultery for grounds of divorce for LGBT people too

Rejected 21 signatures

What the petition asks

People are not been able to use adultery as grounds of divorce if it's with a member of the same sex. This as discriminating and against equal rights. You can marry the same sex but, you don't have the same rights as straight people in divorce? This needs updating ASAP

Why it was rejected

There was already a petition about this issue. Duplicates are rejected so signatures collect in one place.

Same sex married couples should be able to divorce on grounds of adultery

Timeline

17 Jan 2018 Petition opened for signatures
22 Jan 2018 Rejected by the Petitions Committee

Key facts

Signatures 21
Status Rejected
Rejected 22 Jan 2018

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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 15 Jul 2026.