13 Feb, 2024 Valentine’s Day – a family law perspective By Jacqueline Day Epilepsy, the plague and beekeeping are unlikely to be the first things which come to mind when thinking about Saint Valentine. More...
12 Jan, 2024 National Divorce Day By Brittany Thomas National Divorce Day is the day of the year on which family solicitors receive the most divorce enquiries. It usually takes place on the...
10 Jan, 2024 Did separated parents get the Christmas presence they were looking for? By Brittany Thomas Did you have difficulties seeing your child or children over the Christmas holidays? Did you not get as much quality time with them as...
08 Jan, 2024 New Year, new guidance on taking a children's human rights approach published By Brittany Thomas The Scottish Government has today (8 January 2024) published new guidance to provide information and resources to support public...
22 Nov, 2023 Adoption Week Scotland: Why do step-parents choose to adopt? By Christopher Agnew Adoption Week 2023 is well underway in Scotland, with many events taking place across the country, and indeed the United Kingdom,...
04 Oct, 2023 Do I need a lawyer to get divorced in Scotland? By Brittany Thomas As family lawyers, questions we are often asked are: "Do I actually need a solicitor in order to get divorced or to get my civil...
20 Jul, 2023 New case law conceived in respect of parental orders By Brittany Thomas A highly anticipated written opinion from Lady Carmichael has now been published. This judgement, in relation to the combined cases of...
16 Jun, 2023 To vary, or not to vary? By Brittany Thomas The recent judgement of Sheriff Nicol in the case DM v JH [2023] SC KRK 15 regarding an application by the Defender (mother) to vary, in...
25 May, 2023 A New Way for Families? By Brittany Thomas Earlier this week it was a privilege for the firm's family law team to host an event with Shared Parenting Scotland as the organisation...
17 Apr, 2023 Did your Easter holidays not go quite to plan? By Brittany Thomas Did you have difficulties seeing your child or children over the Easter holidays? If so, we are here to help. Holidays, be that Easter,...
01 Mar, 2023 From civil partners to a married couple – upcoming changes By Brittany Thomas Changes to the regulations around civil partnerships are due to come into force in April 2023. The procedure by which certain civil...
10 Feb, 2023 The centrality of consent in surrogacy cases By Lynsey Brown A recent judgment from a case heard at the Court of Appeal in England has served to underline the absolute veto that a surrogate has in...