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1 The Family Law (Scotland) Act 2006 made changes to the rules about which relatives can marry. It removed the last restrictions on former in-laws marrying one another. Previously, for example, a man and the mother of his former wife or a woman and the father of her former husband could only marry if both of their previous partners were dead.
2The law says that young people over 12 are old enough to have views about, and will increasingly take responsibility for, things that affect them.
3 The Family Law (Scotland) Act 2006 changed these times from 2 years and 5 years respectively to 1 year and 2 years. If a couple started divorce proceedings in court before these changes were made the court will continue to use the old rules.
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