A new study has revealed that one in five couples consider separation in January due to the pressure created over the Christmas period. According to reports couples separating or filing for divorce in January are 27% higher than the average of divorces seen throughout the rest of year in the UK. Such reports have led…
Many people believe that a prenuptial agreement can result in a marriage failing, yet the contracts can prove exceptionally beneficial during a marriage or the breakdown of a relationship offering security when the law does not. Prenuptial Agreements have been part of the Scottish legal system for hundreds of years, yet there remains a…
A recent report by the Office of National Statistics has revealed that the number of elderly couples over 60 getting a divorce is has risen in the last 25 years. The study shows that the number of divorces as a whole across the UK has decreased in every other age group except the elderly. The…
A new study has revealed that 80% of young people with experience of parental separation or divorce would prefer their parents to split up if they are unhappy, rather than stay together. Those surveyed stated that they would urge couples experiencing relationship difficulties to work on their relationship but not stay together purely for the…
A new study has revealed that cohabiting couples are the the fastest growing family type in the UK with over 150,000 cohabitating relationships in Scotland alone. The study found that there were over 3 million cohabiting families in the UK with the Office of National Statistics reporting that cohabiting families grew by 29.7% between 2004…
Christmas may still be over two months away, but mediation charity National Family Mediation (NFM) is recommending that separated parents start thinking now about how child care arrangements may have to be altered over the festive period. “Reminders that Christmas is fast approaching are all around us, but many separated families are dreading December, and…
Towards the end of last month, the Scottish Government published a consultation on civil partnership in Scotland. Civil partnership has been available to same sex couples in the UK for a number of years, and is a legal union that provides most of the rights and obligations of married couples. The consultation follows the Marriage…
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Dog Dispute Solicitor Glasgow, Edinburgh & Paisley, Scotland In the past year, Simplicity Legal has experienced a 72% increase in instances involving ownership and/or joint possession of dog conflicts in Scotland. Dog ownership issues are getting more prevalent. Due to the nature of this sort of conflict, passions may escalate quickly. When a couple is…
