There have been a number of news reports in recent days commenting on MP’s calling for the Government to ‘enshrine in law’ the right for grandparents to see their grandchildren after a divorce. The issue was debated in Parliament last week and the Ministry of Justice has said it would consider the proposal.
Child Contact and Access
Families Need Fathers…as well as Mothers
Attending Families Need Father’s Scotland meetings on a regular basis clearly highlights that there are still issues surrounding father’s involvement with their children post separation in Scotland. [Read more…] about Families Need Fathers…as well as Mothers
Dr Foster and Lessons in How Not to Co-Parent
As family lawyers, if Dr Foster shows us one thing then it is exactly how you do not co-parent children following on from a separation.
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Courts prepared to take a robust stance in child contact cases
A recent courageous decision from the English Court of Appeal indicated that courts nowadays can be prepared to take a robust stance in child contact cases when the parent with whom the children live refuses to obey Contact Orders.
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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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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.
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.
Separating families: maintaining contact with the kids
We discusses the importance of fathers having involvement in their children’s lives and how to maintain this when families separate.
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“…. but she still won’t let me see the children”
Unhappily, we sometimes come across parents who are at war over their children even to the extent that the parent with the residence of the children refuses to obey a court order to allow the other parent to see them. We have seen the Scottish courts take a strong stance in this regard.
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Child contact – what’s best for your child?
Separating parents and their contact arrangements with their children are important to consider. Should children have overnight contact with “absent” parents?
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