Rejected petition Make it possible for adoptions to be annulled if relationships have broken down.

Life is forever changing so it's no surprise people's relationships change to.
We get ourselves in situations and for most of us it's possible to correct the problem. Marriage, we fall out of love we divorce.
Adoption isn't as easy.
We should be able to end an adoption when there is no fix.

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Step parents adopting a child is all well an good but if the marriage breaks down the step parent is just another person, parental rights should be eliminated.

This petition was rejected

Why was this petition rejected?

It’s not clear what the petition is asking the UK Government or Parliament to do.

It is not clear exactly what change in the law you are seeking - whether you want a general change or one to deal with particular circumstances. You could start a new petition explaining exactly how you want to change the law on adoption.

We only reject petitions that don’t meet the petition standards.

Date submitted 12 August 2016
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