{"links":{"self":"https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/771992.json"},"data":{"type":"petition","id":771992,"attributes":{"action":"Stop proposed change to financial rights for cohabiting couples without children","background":"Limit the proposed changes to financial remedies on divorce for cohabiting couples to those with shared children only. Unmarried couples without children should not be given a 3 year time limit after which one of them can apply for the proposed financial remedy.","additional_details":"We believe the proposed changes give people a 3 year time limit to financially commit or to break off the relationship. In our view, couples working at their problems, approaching 3 years, may just decide to break up. This could be a huge burden on the property market. We believe  many relationships may  be broken off and those with weaker finances will be left searching for a home, with people focussing on matching with someone at a similar financial level to themselves to ensure they aren't going to be left after 3 years and lose half their wealth.","committee_note":"","state":"open","signature_count":8,"closing_date":"2027-01-03","created_at":"2026-06-06T17:46:10.752Z","updated_at":"2026-07-03T19:29:20.000Z","rejected_at":null,"opened_at":"2026-07-03T12:36:31.331Z","closed_at":null,"moderation_threshold_reached_at":"2026-06-06T17:58:30.000Z","response_threshold_reached_at":null,"government_response_at":null,"debate_threshold_reached_at":null,"debate_scheduled_on":null,"scheduled_debate_date":null,"debate_outcome_at":null,"creator_name":"Kyle Poole","rejection":null,"government_response":null,"debate":null,"departments":[{"acronym":"MoJ","name":"Ministry of Justice","url":"https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/ministry-of-justice"}],"topics":[],"signatures_by_country":[{"name":"United Kingdom","code":"GB","signature_count":8}],"signatures_by_constituency":[{"name":"Bedford","ons_code":"E14001084","mp":"Mohammad Yasin MP","signature_count":1},{"name":"Daventry","ons_code":"E14001192","mp":"Rt Hon Stuart Andrew MP","signature_count":1},{"name":"Derby South","ons_code":"E14001194","mp":"Baggy Shanker MP","signature_count":1},{"name":"Milton Keynes Central","ons_code":"E14001369","mp":"Emily Darlington MP","signature_count":2},{"name":"North Bedfordshire","ons_code":"E14001384","mp":"Richard Fuller MP","signature_count":2},{"name":"Rochester and Strood","ons_code":"E14001447","mp":"Lauren Edwards MP","signature_count":1}],"signatures_by_region":[{"name":"East Midlands","ons_code":"E","signature_count":2},{"name":"East of England","ons_code":"G","signature_count":3},{"name":"South East","ons_code":"J","signature_count":3}],"other_parliamentary_business":[]}}}