The Scottish Parliament has voted to pass the Children and Young People Bill, which the Government has said will provide greater support for children and families.
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Scotland could be set to hold its first same sex wedding as early as this year, after the Marriage and Civil Partnership (Scotland) Bill was passed by the Scottish Parliament on 4th February.
Grant Thornton has recently published details of its latest matrimonial survey, which it conducts every year by questioning UK family lawyers about current family law trends.
The number of parental child abduction and custody cases has more than doubled over the last decade, with almost two children being abducted abroad each day, according to new figures released by the Foreign & Commonwealth Office (FCO) and charity, Reunite.
Children can be spared the trauma of stressful court battles if their separating parents use mediation, UK Family Justice Minister Lord McNally has said.