The Scottish Government

This page contains links to other work on family law, including research, our earlier consultation on family law, our White Paper Parents and Children and two reports in this area published by the Scottish Law Commission.

Research

• Cross-jurisdictional Comparison of Legal Provisions for Unmarried Cohabiting Couples

Consultation

• Improving Scottish Family Law
• Consultation Responses (PDF 1.15 Mb)
• Analysis of Responses (PDF 209 kb)

White Paper

• Parents and Children
• Treatment of recommendations (PDF 37 kb)
• Responses to Parents and Children
• Analysis of Responses to Parents and Children (PDF 62kb)

Scottish Law Commission Reports

• Family Law Report
• Reform of the Ground for Divorce

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