Rejected petition Unmarried couples have no rights when one passes away

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

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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

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There’s already a petition about this issue. We cannot accept a new petition when we already have one about a very similar issue.

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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: https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/571030

Ensure unmarried cohabiting couples can inherit after five years: https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/569311

Extend legal rights and obligations of married people to cohabiting partners: https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/553141

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Date submitted 9 March 2021
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