This Bloomsbury Professional book provides a comprehensive survey of Scots family law, and is an invaluable guide to the statutes and case law that govern the area. Topics are laid out in a clear, logical manner and cover the formalities and legal consequences of marriage and civil partnership, divorce and dissolution, and important issues relating to children, such as parental rights and responsibilities, protection and adoption. The sixth edition includes the major legislative changes brought about by the Adoption and Children (Scotland) Act 2007 and the Children's Hearings (Scotland) Act 2011.
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Chapter 1 Getting married and registering a civil partnership
Chapter 2 Legal impediments to marriage and civil partnership
Chapter 3 The legal consequences of marriage and civil partnership
Chapter 4 The legal consequences of marriage and civil partnership
Chapter 5 The legal consequences of marriage and civil partnership
Chapter 12 Actions in relation to parental responsibilities and rights
Chapter 14 Children in need: duties and powers of local authorities
Chapter 15 Children in need: emergency procedures and compulsory supervision orders