Reading Time: 8 minutesA look at 20 years of family law in the Scottish Parliament.
Tag: Families and Children
Until death parts us – the Scottish Government’s attempts to reform inheritance law
Reading Time: 4 minutesCivil law (sometimes simply referred to as ‘not criminal law’) is recognised as the geekier end of the Scottish Government’s Justice portfolio. It doesn’t grab
Ending child poverty: the challenge ahead
Reading Time: 5 minutesThe latest picture on child poverty The Scottish Government’s latest poverty statistics show that – on the most commonly used measure of poverty – child
What would happen to citizens’ rights in a no deal Brexit?
Reading Time: 4 minutesEU free movement law gives EU citizens the right to live, work and study in other Member States. One of the big Brexit questions is
Scottish Youth Parliament
Reading Time: 4 minutesAs the Year of Young People draws to a close, this blog explores the role and work of the Scottish Youth Parliament (SYP) and highlights
“Why I want to be adopted at the age of 28” – a petition before the Scottish Parliament
Reading Time: 4 minutesIn his petition being considered this week by the Public Petitions Committee, Nathan Sparling (aged 28), asks for reform of Scots law to allow adults
“It’s the end of the line but no one’s to blame” – ‘no fault divorce’ in the UK
Reading Time: 4 minutesIt is a sign of times that when the media is talking about divorce these days, it is often referring to the UK’s imminent departure
Brexit: Citizens’ Rights
Reading Time: 5 minutesThe UK is set to leave the European Union (EU) on 30 March 2019. The draft Withdrawal Agreement (“the agreement”) of 29 March 2018 contains
Family law is under review
Reading Time: 3 minutesThe Scottish Government’s consultation on family law, a document of potentially great significance to Scottish children and their parents, was published last week. It received
Grandparents’ rights
Reading Time: 4 minutesDivorce and family breakdown can be very difficult for all involved. But an issue that is all too often overlooked is the situation which can