Choosing which school to attend may involve factors other that the relative quality of different schools.  Sometimes the dispute relates to the distance from each parent’s home, or to the…

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There are many ways of dividing the time that children spend with each parent.  Factors such are how far apart the parents live, work patterns,  the age of the children…

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For older children, it is sometimes best to pick up and drop off children at school, rather than at the house of the other parent.  Handovers can be a hard…

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At present there are various ways for obtaining children’s views during a dispute about contact.  The court can issue an form-f09 for children to indicate their views.  The sheriff can…

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A parenting agreement sets out what has been decided between parents on the arrangements for the children, usually in connection with separation.  There is a model structure for such agreements…

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Unmarried fathers whose name is not on the child’s birth certificate or whose child was born before 4th of May 2006 do not have parental rights and responsibilities (PRRs) for…

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