Publication - Consultation paper
Cohabitants' rights - changes when their partner dies and leaves no will: consultation - easy read version
Easy read version of family law consultation about cohabitants' rights when one dies and does not leave a will.
Closed
This consultation closed 21 April 2026.
View this consultation on consult.gov.scot, including responses once published.
Our plan
We need to make a new Bill to make these changes happen.
A Bill is a plan for new laws.
Members of the Scottish Parliament discuss them to decide if they should become law.
The Bill will set out the changes we want to happen in law.
