News about what Shared Parenting Scotland is doing and other significant developments.
Experiences of an alienated child
Patricia Riley grew up in the middle of a battle between her parents. Her autobiography “Serpent Child” tells the story of that experience and how her view of her mother and father changed over time. Although upbringing was in the 1950s in England, he…
Shared parenting amendment fails at final stage
Scotland lost the chance to amend family law in line with progressive countries such as Belgium during the Scottish Parliament Stage 3 debate on the Children (Scotland) Bill on 25th August. Liam McArthur’s shared parenting amendment failed to get supp…
Contact Centres: update
Following our previous post, we heard on Monday 25th August that the Guidance for Contact Centres has now been published. This publication is welcomed, although we remain concerned both at the delay and also about how centres will manage to catch up w…
Contact Centres: why delay reopening?
The large number of parents who have been waiting for up to five months to see their children in Contact Centres face a further delay, seemingly due to inexcusable bureaucracy while the Scottish Government finishes off the guidelines for centre operati…
Children (Scotland) Bill: Shared Parenting amendment at stage 3
Liam McArthur MSP has submitted his amendment on shared parenting for consideration at Stage 3 of the Bill. This debate will be held in the full Scottish Parliament on the afternoon of Tuesday 25th August. Stage 3 amendments still have to be selected…