Unmarried couples have no rights when one passes away

Rejected 21 signatures

What the petition asks

I want the government or parliament to understand that times have changed and marriage is not as common as it used to be

We have recently lossed my dad and him and my mother have been together for 35 years unmarried. She is not being recognised to deal with anything regarding his estate or legal document

Why it was rejected

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

We were sorry to read about your father's passing, but we have already published the following petitions making similar request, which you might like to sign:

Give unmarried long-term co-habiting couples an automatic right to inherit: Give unmarried long-term co-habiting couples an automatic right to inherit

Ensure unmarried cohabiting couples can inherit after five years: Ensure unmarried cohabiting couples can inherit after five years.

Extend legal rights and obligations of married people to cohabiting partners: Extend legal rights and obligations of married people to cohabiting partners

Timeline

9 Mar 2021	Petition opened for signatures
16 Mar 2021	Rejected by the Petitions Committee

Key facts

Signatures 21

Status Rejected

Rejected 16 Mar 2021

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