In 2008, Steven Nicol died in a road accident. He left behind a daughter to his former cohabitee. He also left behind his mother living in a house he owned. It was decided, yesterday, by the Scottish Court of Session, that he left no Will. The Will that was produced [...]
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 [...]
Before divorce comes separation and, in Scotland, the Scottish law of separation and divorce applies. Much of the law that you will read on the Internet is English law. Forget it all. It couldn’t be more different. Most people assume that to be “legally” separated you must live in separate [...]
