Blog Post Blog Post Separation and Divorce during the cost of living crisis 13 October 2022 Jennifer Broatch Family Law As the cost of living crisis continues to affect people’s day to day lives, with high levels of inflation and increasing energy bills, what…
Blog Post Blog Post Resolving Disputes: Take Control or Hand It Over? 12 September 2022 Angela Wipat Family Law Not everything ends up in court. There is more than one way to resolve disputes. Certainly, some methods may be more of a blunt instrument…
Blog Post Blog Post No Longer “ Just a Domestic” 21 July 2022 Angela Wipat Family Law A recent Report “The Sentencing of Offences Involving Domestic Abuse in Scotland” gives very helpful insight into the approach the criminal…
Press Release Press Release New accreditations signify breadth of expertise at Thorntons 18 July 2022 Family Law, Firm News, Personal Injury, Trade Marks Six lawyers at full-service law firm Thorntons have obtained specialist accreditations from the Law Society of Scotland. Kirsty Stewart,…
Blog Post Blog Post Can I change my child's name? 15 July 2022 Lucy Metcalf Family Law A child’s name is registered on their birth certificate with their surname usually being that of their father. However, divorce or…
Blog Post Blog Post Sun, Sea and Separation; avoiding holiday headaches 29 June 2022 Angela Wipat Family Law School holidays are approaching and with that comes the hope and expectation of many families that they will be able to take a holiday; but…
Blog Post Blog Post Keeping Up With the Blended Family 14 June 2022 Lynne Sturrock Family Law Kourtney Kardashian and Travis Barker have recently tied the knot for the third time and the Kardashian clan has seen itself welcome not…
Blog Post Blog Post 'No Fault' Divorce Laws 18 April 2022 Elaine Sym Family Law You may have read that new divorce laws came into force this month, which make it easier to get a divorce and allows couple to end their…
Blog Post Blog Post Marriage v. Cohabitation in Scotland 25 March 2022 Cheryl Wallace Family Law There is a sometimes a belief in Scotland that common law marriage exists and gives cohabiting couples the same legal rights as married…
Blog Post Blog Post UK Says No More 9 March 2022 Elaine Sym Family Law From 7 – 13 March 2022 the national campaign ‘UK Says No More’, will take place. The campaign aims to raise awareness to end domestic abuse…
Press Release Press Release Pre-Nups: A Proposal of Growing Popularity 2 March 2022 Jennifer Broatch Family Law Celebrities' relationships are known to end as quickly as they begin, which explains why many lawyers advise that they enter into an iron-…
Blog Post Blog Post Virtual Courts for Domestic Abuse Cases 28 January 2022 Sandra Sutherland Family Law Figures recently published by the Scottish Police Authority’s Quarterly Policing Performance Report indicate that in the last year there…
Blog Post Blog Post The Age of Criminal Responsibility in Scotland 3 December 2021 Lynne Sturrock Family Law The age of criminal responsibility in Scotland has faced a lot of controversy over the years. In theory, a legislative change from 2019,…
Press Release Press Release Another Thorntons family law specialist accredited by Law Society 2 December 2021 Family Law, Firm News Leading Scottish law firm Thorntons has increased its breadth of expertise in family law after another one of its lawyers was recognised as…
Blog Post Blog Post Challenge Economic Abuse | Challenge Poverty Week 7 October 2021 Angela Wipat Family Law Sadly for many, physical separation from an abusive partner does not always mean an end to the abuse. It can take enormous resolve to end…
Blog Post Blog Post Is 16 too young to get married? 8 July 2021 Elaine Sym Family Law Historically, young people from England and Wales ran away to Gretna Green to get married because, in contrast to England and Wales, 16 and…
Blog Post Blog Post Would you choose a Civil Partnership? 1 June 2021 Sandra Sutherland Family Law For the first time in Scotland, mixed sex couples will have the opportunity to enter civil partnerships. The Civil Partnership Act 2004,…
Blog Post Blog Post Review of Scottish Cohabitation Laws 20 May 2021 Elaine Sym Family Law The number of couples cohabiting in the United Kingdom has seen a marked increase in the last decade. In Scotland, the legal framework…
Blog Post Blog Post Vaccines and Children 26 April 2021 Elaine Sym Family Law It was recently announced that over half the Scottish population have received their first dose of a Covid 19 vaccine. This is an…
Blog Post Blog Post New Opt-out Scheme of Organ Donation comes into force today 26 March 2021 Elaine Sym Family Law The law around organ and tissue donation in Scotland changes on 26 March 2021 to an opt-out system, which is hoped will lead to an increase…
Blog Post Blog Post The Reality of Surrogacy in Scotland 26 March 2021 Jennifer Broatch Family Law Surrogacy in the UK is steadily becoming more and more common. In 2011 only 121 parental orders were made compared with 368 in 2018. The…