Ensure unmarried cohabiting couples can inherit after five years.

Change the law for couples who have lived together for more than five years, who would currently inherit nothing without a will.

This petition closed on 22 Aug 2021 with 74 signatures

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The current rules on inheritance don't give any automatic rights to unmarried cohabiting partners if there is no will, which could leave many people who live together without any protection. This needs to change


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