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Adoption and fostering seekers given new support
Funding for body to replace closed BAAF
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Future of civil partnership comes under review
Ministers against extending option to opposite sex couples
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"Named person" law again upheld against appeal challenge
Court affirms decision that not in breach of Convention rights
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Child media privacy rises to age 18
New rules on identification in criminal cases in force today
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Age of criminal responsibility should rise to 12, professor argues
Family law expert backs Criminal Justice Bill amendment
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"Corporate parenting" guidelines aim to improve lives of vulnerable young
Ministers seek better outcomes for looked after children and care leavers
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Children's hearing reporter referrals fall to lowest level
Early interventions helping to reduce need for compulsory measures
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Adoption Register transfers as BAAF enters administration
St Andrew's Children's Society to take over Scottish records
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Fathers call for denial of contact to be abuse offence
Form of coercive control, consultation response argues
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Parent snatching child should be dealt with as contempt: appeal court
Court refuses appeal against conviction for abduction
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Domestic abuse disclosure scheme to be rolled out
Scotland-wide reach for "Clare's Law" by later this year
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"Whole system approach" to be advanced to tackle youth offending
New strategy launched as figures show big fall in proceedings
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Family actions practice note for Lothian & Borders
Guidance covers numerous aspects of family and civil partnership actions
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Stability, not intention, key to habitual residence, Supreme Court rules
Judges uphold Inner House in refusing to return child to France
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Three-way partnership creates Scottish Women's Rights Centre
First advice centre for Scottish survivors of gender-based violence
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Further rights in force for children in care
Children and Young People Act measures effective from today
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SLCC issues family law consumer guide
Tips focus on area with second highest number of client complaints
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Court quashes social workers' contempt findings over suspended contact
Sheriff's decision not justified where actions taken in children's interests
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Relaunched adoption website offers improved matching process
Better information sharing speeds up rate of success
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SLAB warns of PVG vetting need ahead of children's legal aid deadline
Alert to solicitors to allow enough time to process application
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Judge upholds "named persons" law
No breach of Convention or EU law in Children Act
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Karen Gibbons becomes Family Law Association chair
Balfour+Manson associate takes over from Sally Swinney
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Family breakups damaging Scottish business, collaborative lawyers say
Research reveals lack of support or encouragement to seek advice
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13-month cohabitation enough for financial claim, court rules
Sheriff rejects detailed accounting exercise approach