We discuss the Edinburgh Festival and the Scottish Family Law implications of some of the things which visitors may see this year.
Archives for 2015
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.
Adoption must be necessary
A recent Sheriff Court decision has emphasised that if someone seeks to adopt a child but one of the natural parents of the child does not consent to the adoption then that adoption will only proceed if the child’s welfare requires it.
Sharing the children
Shared care and Child Support and Maintenance: It is not generally realised that there are child support implications of an equal shared care regime.
The New Pension Reforms – Benefits and Risks for Separating Couples
Major changes in pensions will be introduced on 6th April 2015. As well as bringing changes for those planning for retirement the new regime will also alter the landscape for separating couples within the age bracket 55 or over.
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Conversion of existing Civil Partnerships to marriage
The Scottish Government recently published a Consultation document on the conversion of existing Civil Partnerships to marriage – we discuss some of the issues.
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