News about what Shared Parenting Scotland is doing and other significant developments.
Equal parenting time is a public health issue
Speaking at an online conference organised by World Parents, Professor William Fabricius presents research showing how spending equal time with both parents is vitally important for children in separated families. Poor relationships with parents are li…
Scottish family court advice now published
Guidance on compliance with family court orders has now been published on the Scotcourts web site. It relates to the current UK guidance during the Coronavirus epidemic that allows children to move between the homes of separated parents unless there i…
English family court advice
While waiting for more specific guidance from the Scottish Courts, we note that the President of the Family Division in England has issued the following advice. Sir Andrew McFarlane’s key message is that, where Coronavirus restrictions cause the lette…
Which sheriff courts remain open
The following information has been published by the Scottish Courts and Tribunal service. From Wednesday 25 March 2020 all court business, will be consolidated within Sheriffdoms into ten sheriff courts, as listed below: Glasgow & Strathkelvin: G…
Advice on moving children between homes
The latest set of official advice includes the following statement: “Where parents do not live in the same household, children under 18 can be moved between their parents’ homes.” In the Scottish Parliament on 24th March, First Minister Nicola Sturgeo…