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View all posts by Lesley Gordon

April 1, 2019 By Lesley Gordon

The Domestic Abuse (Scotland) Act 2018 comes into force today, 1st April 2019

The aim of the new act is to provide recourse for victims of the more insidious elements of a domestic abuse relationship which can be just as harmful as or even more harmful than physical abuse.

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March 26, 2019 By Lesley Gordon

Home Alone – a Christmas comedy or a parental dilemma?

For many of us the words ‘Home Alone’ conjure up the familiar image of MacAulay Culkin wreaking havoc on two bungling burglars in the annual Christmas airing of that American comedy film.  But for those who man the phone lines at Childline and other similar organisations the reality of children being left home alone is no laughing matter.

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February 6, 2019 By Lesley Gordon

Changed days for cohabiting families

The number of cohabiting families in the UK has almost doubled in the last twenty years. This may be explained by an increasing trend to cohabit rather than marry or cohabit for a period before marrying. Scotland led the way within the UK by introducing certain legal protections for cohabitants in 2006. This legislation was designed to protect cohabitants from unfair situations arising both in the event of separation or death.

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