Cannot delete iCloud account on iPad as it requests password to my previous Apple id

HI
i have changed my Apple ID however the iCloud settings are still fixed to the previous Id. I appreciate that I need to delete the current iCloud account and sign in with the new I'd but I am unable to do this as it requests the password to my old Id account which has an email address that no longer exists.
please help, turning in circles.
regards

Hi Stevenisa
If I am understanding very well, you have changed the Apple ID, and the iCloud settings are still related to the old one. However, you want to sign out from the old one, it's demanding you to put the password.
Your old email address (which is an apple ID) is no longer exist? did you tried to reset the password from the old one?
is the Find My iPhone feature is ON?

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