Law Relating to Parent & Child in Scotland, The

This eagerly anticipated third edition is the most detailed and respected analysis availableof the law governing the Parent and Child relationship in Scotland. In the years sincethe previous edition in 1999 the law has very substantially changed, not only as a resultof extensive case law development and statutory amendment but also because of theincreasing influence of European human rights imperatives. The very notion of parenthooditself, especially but not only following artificial reproductive procedures, has undergone aradical restructuring since 1999. Permanence orders, parenting orders, medical examinationorders and antisocial behaviour orders have all been created since the previous edition.Important guidance has been given by the courts in residence and contact disputes, forexample in respect of applications by one parent to remove the child from the jurisdiction.The increasing role of domestic violence in residence and contact disputes, and thedecreasing role of sexual orientation, are both dealt with in detail.Professor Norrie tackles all issues affecting these areas of the law and guides the readerthrough these important and complex changes, not only describing them but also providingkey academic insight and understanding into how these affect families in Scotland andtherefore the real life work of legal professionals dealing with such cases. This Third Editioncontains a chapter on the new Child Support rules by the noted expert in child support,John Fotheringham, WS. International developments are fully covered throughout incontributions by Kirsty Hood, Advocate.