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At present long term partners have to apply through the courts for financial assistant from a late partners estate should that partner die intestate. This is very costly and can have serious implications especially where there are minor children involved. Surviving partners should be able to inherit in order to continue to spport families.

Current signatories

Fiona Checkley, the Petition Creator, joined by:

• L MacDonald
• Danielle Marsden
• Norman Beck
• Sheilagh Kellehar
• Susan Quinn
• Andrea J Chee
• Mary Webber
• Karen Smith
• Sandra Walker
• Catherine McPaul
• Kathleen O'Malley
• Onita Bose
• Phil Heneghan
• Fiona Smith
• Stuart Kingston
• Angela Clamp
• Frank Payne
• FJ Turnbull
• Agnès Aubert
• madeleine bastin
• N Wasden
• Graham Bebington
• Gay Slade
• Jane McDavid
• A. stynes
• Robert Crombie
• Nils L J Ford
• Chris Hunt
• E Lown
• Lee Harwood
• alistair murray
• Patricia Easdon
• diane dodd
• Bill Primrose
• Christine Carpenter
• val coleman
• S R Porritt
• Alec Whitfield
• karl stevens
• Susan McDonald
• Gav
• Peter Riches BSc (Hons) MBA
• jean higgins
• Kate Churchill
• peter allen
• steve salt
• sharon owen
• Julie Green
• Jason Cassar
• jillian hooper
• Graeme S Park
• Elena McFadzien Jones
• Eustace de Sousa
• jacqui hall
• diane ratcliffe
• Assal Ravanshad
• V.Green
• Patricia Liddie
• Co-habitees should be treated the same as spouses in all matters
• Sarah Powell
• amanda dodd
• Kay Gamble
• margaret deborah hardy
• Lisa Rose
• Alan and Jenny Marnes
• stu leather Everyone should make a will.
• Larah Wylde