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Children Bill must be resourced, Justice Committee warns
Stage 1 report supports bill but calls for better infrastructure
Prioritise child contact cases, support group pleads
Shared Parenting Scotland seeks Justice Secretary's help to avoid "logjam"
Stage 1 report backs civil partnership extension
MSPs suggest married couples should be able to convert
Lord President issues guidance on family orders compliance
Parties encouraged to maintain arrangements or agree alternatives
Cohabitant provision same as divorce? Paper seeks views
Scottish Law Commission publishes Discussion Paper on Cohabitation
Effect of Civil Partnership Bill not yet clear: Faculty
Submission highlights regulation powers among "complex" provisions
Section 28 no bar to unjust enrichment claim, full bench rules
Ex-cohabitee fails as case based on prescribed contractual right
Families Need Fathers becomes Shared Parenting Scotland
Sir James Munby to speak at February relaunch
Pre-recording of child evidence in force from today
New provisions apply to most High Court cases
Financial provision can be incidental order only, sheriff rules
Minute of agreement not a bar to making s 14 order
Judges voice concerns over aspects of Children Bill
Submission to Justice Committee raises practicality and workability issues
Draft Gender Recognition Bill released for views
Ministers claim no adverse impact on women from new declaration system