UK high on family breakdown/divorce table

I have just read this BBC headline. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-20863917 I may be involved in ending marriages but that is not to say that I like it. I do my professional duty to the best of my ability but I am always conscious of the effect on children and seek to promote [...]

By |2019-12-13T11:33:31+00:00December 31st, 2012|Scottish Divorce, Scottish Law|

Living together and separating in Scotland – property rights

A recent Supreme Court judgement about property sharing by cohabitants after separation has provoked a great deal of interest. The comments made about Gow v Grant are to the effect that Scottish law is much more flexible than English law. I cannot comment since I know nothing of English law [...]

By |2019-12-13T12:17:54+00:00July 7th, 2012|Scottish Law|

Quick divorce in Scotland – a guide to Scottish quickie divorces

Divorce in Scotland differs from that in other countries because, here, the courts will refuse you a divorce until such time as you have made arrangements for the children and settled your financial differences. As a result, Scottish “quickie” divorces, in the sense that the parties are actually divorced immediately [...]

By |2019-12-13T12:27:00+00:00January 16th, 2012|Scottish Divorce, Scottish Law|