Petition · Ministry of Justice
Review law relating to inheritance to protect adult survivors of childhood abuse
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7 signatures
What the petition asks
Review laws relating to inheritance to consider what could be done to better protect adult survivors of childhood abuse. Survivors may feel forced to maintain contact with abusive parents to avoid losing an inheritance, which we believe may lead to wealth to be used as coercion.
A review should assess impact on survivors of such abuse, current protections, consult experts and survivors and explore possible reforms to prevent inheritance being used to coerce someone set to inherit. We think possible changes to be considered could include greater court discretion where disinheritance is linked to abuse. In our view survivors should not have to choose between wellbeing and financial security.
Timeline
| 4 Aug 2026 | Petition opened for signatures |
Key facts
Signatures
7
Status
Open for signatures
Department
Ministry of Justice
Opened
4 Aug 2026
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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 4 Aug 2026.