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Description
Thomson's Family Law in Scotland, Ninth Edition, is a well-established, clear and comprehensive survey of Scots family law and is of practical use to practitioners and students.
The book is set out in a clear and logical manner and includes chapters on:
- The formalities and legal consequences of marriage, civil partnership and cohabitation
- Divorce, dissolution and the breakdown of cohabitation
- The rights and capacity of children
- Adoption and permanence
- The Children's Hearings System
The Ninth Edition incorporates all recent significant legislative changes including:
- The UNCRC (Incorporation) (Scotland) Act 2024, which will make Scotland the first country in the UK and the first devolved nation in the world to incorporate the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child into domestic law
- Important changes to inheritance rules for people who are married or in a civil partnership
- The draft Cohabitation (Scotland) Bill
-Forthcoming changes to UK surrogacy rules
This title is included in Bloomsbury Professional's Scottish Law, Scots Law Student and Scottish General Practice online services.
Accessibility Information
Additional accessibility information
- PDF/UA-2, 1.4
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Hazards
The publication contains no hazards
Support for non-visual reading
Has alternative text descriptions for images
Navigation
- Page list to go to pages from the print source version
- Elements such as headings, tables, etc for structured navigation
- All or substantially all textual matter is arranged in a single logical reading order
Table of Contents
Part I: Getting Married
Part II: Registering a Civil Partnership
Chapter 2: Legal Impediments to Marriage and Civil Partnership
Chapter 3: The Legal Consequences of Marriage and Civil Partnership
Part I: General
Chapter 4: The Legal Consequences of Marriage and Civil Partnership
Part II: Moveable Property
Chapter 5: The Legal Consequences of Marriage and Civil Partnership
Part III: The Matrimonial and Family Home
Chapter 6: Divorce and Dissolution
Chapter 7: Financial Provision on Divorce and Dissolution
Chapter 8: Cohabitants
Chapter 9: Parents and Children
Chapter 10: Children's Legal Capacity and Rights
Chapter 11: Parental Responsibilities and Parental Rights
Chapter 12: Actions in Relation to Parental Responsibilities and Parental Rights
Chapter 13: Adoption and Permanence
Chapter 14: Children: Responsibilities and Powers of Local Authorities
Chapter 15: The Children's Hearings System
Product details
| Published | 24 Sep 2026 |
|---|---|
| Format | Ebook (PDF) |
| Edition | 9th |
| Pages | 480 |
| ISBN | 9781526532473 |
| Imprint | Bloomsbury Professional |
| Publisher | Bloomsbury Publishing |
