The Supreme Court has rejected the Named Person Scheme on the basis of the European Convention on Human Rights and Proportionality.
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Oh what a tangled web we weave….
This week’s blog looks at a recent case rejected by the Court of Criminal Appeal. The case involved a couple convicted of fraud after they were found to have invented a web of lies in an attempt to deceive a father into believing that a child was not his.
Some Gift Ideas for a Happy Family Christmas
Christmas can be a real problem for the separated / divorced. Family Lawyer Lesley Gordon gives advice on what children need for a Happy Family Christmas.
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Discrimination against same-sex couples – perhaps not quite as illegal as you thought?
Same-sex married couple has failed to persuade a Court that discrimination against them was illegal after equal pension rights decision.
Calling all Supermen
Lesley Gordon discusses the decline in the number of sperm donors, the change in the anonymity rule in the UK, and the related legal issues.
The Perils of Pensions in Divorce
We discuss a recent appeal judgement on a wife’s entitlement to share in her husband’s pension on divorce and the considerations for so called “silver spliters”.
Why divorce and separation might not be that bad for your health
People who have been through a divorce are as healthy as couples in stable marriages, according to a new study. BTO partner Lesley Gordon discusses the findings.
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Holidays and International Family Law
With Scots increasingly holidaying abroad we discuss a few example scenarios illustrating how international family law is a rapidly growing area of practice.
#ShareTheLove – Is Scotland set to become the same sex marriage capital of the world?
We discuss the Scottish Government’s Qualifying Civil Partnership Modification (Scotland) Order 2015 that could amend the definition of ‘qualifying civil partnership’.
Enforcement of Child Support Liability
It can come as a surprise to some people that when the Child Support Agency/Child Maintenance Service tries to enforce their calculation against an individual through the court, then no-one – not even the sheriff – is allowed to challenge the accuracy of the maintenance calculation, despite the long history of child support calculations being inaccurate.
