News about what Shared Parenting Scotland is doing and other significant developments.
ReFLEx training for family professionals
ReFLEx Training comprises of a series of CPD video-learning resources designed to help family law professionals take a more holistic approach to acting for their clients and working with parents and children. Shared Parenting Scotland has invited Gilli…
Ten years of the International Council on Shared Parenting
In the ten years since the International Council on Shared Parenting (ICSP) was formed they have held six international conferences and achieved 99 member organisations from all over the world. Shared Parenting Scotland was a founder member of ICSP whe…
US court orders children to be returned to Scotland after mother took them to USA against Scottish court order
This is an update of story first published on 14th November 2023 A judge in the Western District Court of Washington State ordered the return to Scotland of two children who had been taken by their mother to the USA in breach of a court order in Scotla…
Learning From Abroad
While we await the long-delayed implementation of the Children (Scotland) Act 2020, Shared Parenting Scotland has published a guide listing a range of changes that could help resolve disputes about child contact or make the family court process less da…
Met Police pay £138k damages for assisting child abduction
The English High Court has ordered the Metropolitan Police to pay £137,999.49 in damages to a father whose former wife abducted their son to Brazil. The court found the police had assisted and enabled the mother to carry out the abduction. Not only did…