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Adoption and fostering seekers given new support
Funding for body to replace closed BAAF
Future of civil partnership comes under review
Ministers against extending option to opposite sex couples
"Named person" law again upheld against appeal challenge
Court affirms decision that not in breach of Convention rights
Child media privacy rises to age 18
New rules on identification in criminal cases in force today
Age of criminal responsibility should rise to 12, professor argues
Family law expert backs Criminal Justice Bill amendment
"Corporate parenting" guidelines aim to improve lives of vulnerable young
Ministers seek better outcomes for looked after children and care leavers
Children's hearing reporter referrals fall to lowest level
Early interventions helping to reduce need for compulsory measures
Adoption Register transfers as BAAF enters administration
St Andrew's Children's Society to take over Scottish records
Fathers call for denial of contact to be abuse offence
Form of coercive control, consultation response argues
Parent snatching child should be dealt with as contempt: appeal court
Court refuses appeal against conviction for abduction
Domestic abuse disclosure scheme to be rolled out
Scotland-wide reach for "Clare's Law" by later this year
"Whole system approach" to be advanced to tackle youth offending
New strategy launched as figures show big fall in proceedings
Family actions practice note for Lothian & Borders
Guidance covers numerous aspects of family and civil partnership actions
Stability, not intention, key to habitual residence, Supreme Court rules
Judges uphold Inner House in refusing to return child to France
Three-way partnership creates Scottish Women's Rights Centre
First advice centre for Scottish survivors of gender-based violence
Further rights in force for children in care
Children and Young People Act measures effective from today
SLCC issues family law consumer guide
Tips focus on area with second highest number of client complaints
Court quashes social workers' contempt findings over suspended contact
Sheriff's decision not justified where actions taken in children's interests
Relaunched adoption website offers improved matching process
Better information sharing speeds up rate of success
SLAB warns of PVG vetting need ahead of children's legal aid deadline
Alert to solicitors to allow enough time to process application
Judge upholds "named persons" law
No breach of Convention or EU law in Children Act
Karen Gibbons becomes Family Law Association chair
Balfour+Manson associate takes over from Sally Swinney
Family breakups damaging Scottish business, collaborative lawyers say
Research reveals lack of support or encouragement to seek advice
13-month cohabitation enough for financial claim, court rules
Sheriff rejects detailed accounting exercise approach