Family Law News

A recent survey has found that nine out of ten people who are married or in a cohabiting relationship would turn to their partner when they felt in need of emotional support.

Tags: Cohabiting Couples, Living Together, Married Couples, Marriage, Cohabitation, Cohabiting Couples Advice Falkirk, Cohabiting Couples Advice Lawyers Falkirk

A dedicated domestic abuse court is to be piloted at Livingston Sheriff Court from Thursday 16th February. The new multi-agency pilot will improve the service domestic abuse victims in West Lothian receive from the criminal justice system. The pilot will initially run for 12 months.

Tags: Domestic Violence, Domestic Abuse, Violence Against Women, Domestic Violence Advice Livingston, Domestic Violence Advice Lawyers Livingston

The Equality and Human Rights Commission has successfully defended an appeal in the English Court of Appeal against a ruling in the County Court which found that hotel owners had directly discriminated against a gay couple.

Tags: Civil Ceremonies, Civil Partnerships, Same Sex Marriage, Civil Partnership Advice Edinburgh, Civil Partnership Advice Lawyers Edinburgh

Recent research from America has found that many former cohabiting couples continue to have a romantic relationship even after they stop living together, reports the Ohio State University Research News.

Tags: Cohabiting Couples Advice Lawyers Edinburgh, Cohabiting Couples Advice Edinburgh, Child Custody Arrangements, Separated Couples, Cohabitation, Cohabiting Couples

A French woman has been awarded custody of her ten-year-old daughter, who has been living in Saudi Arabia with her father, a Saudi prince, for the past three and a half years, reports the Telegraph.

Tags: Child Custody Arrangements Advice Lawyers Edinburgh, Child Custody Arrangements Advice Edinburgh, Divorce, International Child Abduction, Child Custody Arrangements, Child Custody Battle

Taking two holidays a year, having a meaningful conversation twice a week and cuddling eleven times in a fortnight are key to a happy marriage, it has been revealed.

Tags: Marriage, Relationships, Marriage Advice Edinburgh, Marriage Advice Lawyers Edinburgh

The second and final part of the Sixth Special Commission to review the practical operation of the 1980 Hague Child Abduction and 1996 Hague Child Protection Conventions has concluded in The Hague.

Tags: Child Custody Advice Lawyers Edinburgh, Child Custody Advice Edinburgh, Child Custody, Parental Abduction, International Child Abduction, Child Protection

The Child Maintenance and Enforcement Commission has published the latest Child Support Agency (CSA) performance statistics.

Tags: Child Maintenance Payments, Child Support Payments, Child Custody, Child Maintenance Advice Dunfermline, Child Maintenance Advice Lawyers Dunfermline

Debretts, the manners and social etiquette guru, has teamed up with a legal firm to publish a 'Guide to civilised separation,' reports the Daily Mail.

Tags: Divorce, Separation, Separating Couples, Divorcing Couples, Separation Advice Falkirk, Separation Advice Lawyers Falkirk

There has been a large increase in the number of children abducted by one of their parents, according to reunite International Child Abduction Centre. Latest figures show a 47% increase in calls to the charity's advice line.

Tags: International Child Abduction, Parental Abduction, Child Custody, Child Contact, Child Abduction Advice Edinburgh, Child Abduction Advice Lawyers Edinburgh

A recent report from the U.S. Census Bureau has revealed that in 2009, 41.2% of custodial parents received the full amount of child support owed them, down from 46.8% in 2007. The proportion of these parents who were owed child support payments and who received any amount at all — either full or partial — declined from 76.3% to 70.8% over the period.

Tags: Child Maintenance, Child Support Payments, Child Custody, Child Contact, Child Support Advice Edinburgh, Child Support Advice Lawyers Edinburgh

The English support organisation Family Lives is anticipating a surge in demand for its services from families going through separation or divorce, as the organisation’s new Divorce & Separation report highlights that couples are more likely to separate in January.

Tags: Separation Arrangements Advice Lawyers Edinburgh, Separation Arrangements Advice Edinburgh, Relationship Breakdown, Separation, Divorce

New research shows separated parents who work out their own child maintenance arrangements are more satisfied with their set-up than those using the Child Support Agency (CSA).

Tags: Child Maintenance, Child Support, Child Custody, Child Maintenance Arrangements Advice Edinburgh, Child Maintenance Arrangements Advice Lawyers Edinburgh

With the share of married adults at an all-time low in the United States, new research has unveiled clues why couples don’t get married – they fear divorce.

Tags: Divorce Advice Lawyers Dunfermline, Divorce Advice Dunfermline, Living Together, Cohabitation, Divorce

Scotland's Chief Statistician has published statistics on adults' experiences of partner abuse in Scotland.

Tags: Partner Abuse, Domestic Violence, Family Violence, Partner Abuse Advice Edinburgh, Partner Abuse Advice Lawyers Edinburgh

A domestic abuse court is to be piloted at Edinburgh Sheriff Court. The specialist court aims to improve the way in which allegations of domestic abuse are dealt with in the criminal justice system.

Tags: Domestic Violence, Domestic Abuse, Domestic Abuse Court, Domestic Violence Advice Edinburgh, Domestic Violence Advice Lawyers Edinburgh

The Scottish Human Rights Commission (the Commission), in a response to the Scottish Government consultation on same sex marriage, has called for same sex couples to be allowed to legally marry in Scotland.

Tags: Same Sex Marriages, Civil Ceremonies, Civil Partnerships, Same Sex Marriage Advice Falkirk, Same Sex Marriage Advice Lawyers Falkirk

A recent publication from the Registrar General for Scotland has revealed provisional figures for births, deaths, marriages and civil partnerships registered during the third quarter of 2011.

Tags: Marriage Statistics, Civil Partnerships, Civil Ceremonies, Family Law Advice Kirkcaldy

A recent survey has found that the festive period can place additional financial and emotional strain on families already struggling to cope with their financial situation. 

Tags: Cohabitation, Divorce, Separation, Separation Advice Edinburgh, Separation Advice Lawyers Edinburgh

Edinburgh City Council has chaired a seminar on domestic abuse which looked at how different agencies involved in domestic violence should work together to tackle the problem. The event was part of the International 16 Days of Action Opposing Violence Against Women campaign which runs until 10th December.

Tags: Domestic Violence Advice Lawyers Edinburgh, Domestic Violence Advice Edinburgh, Violence Against Women And Children, Domestic Abuse, Domestic Violence