News about what Shared Parenting Scotland is doing and other significant developments.
New Covid restrictions close contact centres
The enhanced restrictions announced by the First Minister on 13th January require child contact centres to close in a level 4area. An exception is created, however, for child contact centres to open for the purposes of a handover of a child to a person…
Court decides in favour of routine child vaccinations
Faced with a dispute between parents about whether children should be vaccinated, the family court in England and Wales has decided that the children should be given the childhood vaccines specified on the NHS schedule. This decision reinforces a previ…
Shared parenting still allowed under new lockdown
The new lockdown arrangements that come into force from midnight on 4th January still allow children to move between the homes of separated parents and parents to take them between homes. The new guidance for stay-at-home regulations includes “to part…
Shared Parenting Scotland review of 2020
Here is a quick trip through some of the highlights in our first year as Shared Parenting Scotland. Thanks to Ahmad, Alastair and John for producing this during the festive break.
The impact of family breakdown on mental health of fathers
Two studies published in a special issue of the Psychreg Journal of Psychology demonstrate the impact of family breakdown on paternal mental health caused both by serious partner abuse of men and restrictions on contact with children. The studies were…