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Michael Hughes
May 23, 20213 min read
Overturning a Will - A Quick Guide
f you want to overturn the Will of someone who has passed away then you need to obtain a decree of reduction. An action of reduction can...
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Michael Hughes
Mar 4, 20212 min read
A Quick Guide to School Placing Requests
So who can make placing requests? Well.. parents and children over the ager of 16. The placing request must be in writing and only in...
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Michael Hughes
Dec 8, 20202 min read
Setting Aside Separation Agreements
There are often times when clients who are getting divorce manage to successfully agree a Separation Agreement in respect of finances....
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Michael Hughes
Nov 24, 20201 min read
Discounted Wills and Powers of Attorney: Mythbusters!
Many think that Wills and Powers of Attorney are matters best dealt with at the latter stages of life. Nothing could be further from the...
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Michael Hughes
Nov 19, 20203 min read
Updated Guidance for conduct of contact or shared residence orders in light of Covid restrictions
1. As we adapt to the Scottish Government’s local protection levels, all those caring for children are expected to continue to act...
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Michael Hughes
Oct 27, 20207 min read
Game Theory and Family Law: Playing the Right Game
Michael Hughes explains how game theory applies to contact and residence cases in Scottish Family Law and how to play the right game.
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Michael Hughes
Oct 22, 20208 min read
Changes to the Children (Scotland) Act 1995
The Children (Scotland) Act 2020 was passed by the Parliament on 25th August 2020 and received Royal Assent on 1st October 2020. With its...
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Michael Hughes
Oct 19, 20203 min read
Relocation of Children
It is often a common misconception among parents that have residence of a child where there is a parent with contact (or even shared...
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Michael Hughes
Oct 8, 20202 min read
Court Orders Relating to Parental Responsibilities and Parental Rights
The main legislation that deal with children in the Children (Scotland) Act 1995. Section 11 of the 1995 Act permits the Court of Session...
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Michael Hughes
Oct 6, 20204 min read
Exceptional Judge's decision on international child abduction case
In August 2020, the Court of Session made the decision in a case of child abduction that was frankly unexpected. In this blog we will...
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Michael Hughes
Sep 25, 20201 min read
How we put your aims at the centre of our strategy
Strategy is not something that everyone naturally knows how to do. At the centre of strategy, however, is the aim. Selecting and...
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