Parliament Workbench

Petition · PE1904 · Session 6

Change Scots law to disqualify estranged spouses from making claims on an estate

Closed Submitted 17 Aug 2021
Signatures
32
Comments
0
Considered
3 meetings
in the Official Report

What it asks

Calling on the Scottish Parliament to urge the Scottish Government to define in law the difference between a legally married cohabiting couple and a legally married non-cohabiting couple, for the purposes of ensuring that an estranged spouse cannot inherit their spouse’s assets.

Where it was considered

Official Report
  1. 1 Dec 2021
    Citizen Participation and Public Petitions Committee
    New Petitions
    1 mention
  2. 9 Mar 2022
    Citizen Participation and Public Petitions Committee
    Continued Petitions
    1 mention
  3. 21 Dec 2022
    Citizen Participation and Public Petitions Committee
    New Petitions
    2 mentions

Signatures by country

No online signatures are recorded for this petition; the total above may include paper signatures.

Comments

No public comments.