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The Sheriff Appeal Court refused an appeal against dismissal, holding that a duplicate family action was an unreasonable and abusive use of procedure.
CT against DT (Sheriff Court Civil) [2026] SCAIR 3 (18 November 2025)
A Scottish sheriff granted the mother residence of three children, refused direct contact to the father because of proven abuse, and allowed limited email contact.
AB against CD (Sheriff Court Civil) [2026] SCFAL 39 (12 November 2025)
The court granted residence to the defender, refused contact with the pursuer, and allowed the defender to take the children abroad without consent.
AB against CD (Sheriff Court Civil) [2025] SCFAL 103 (31 October 2025)
Residence and contact dispute: the court granted residence to the defender, refused contact to the pursuer, and allowed holiday travel without consent.
McELHATTON AGAINST GRANT MONAGHAN [2019] ScotSC SC_86 (05 November 2019)
The sheriff court granted a contact order in favour of the respondent after finding that ongoing contact was in the child’s best interests.
RH, APPEAL BY v RH [2017] ScotSAC Civ 31 (30 October 2017)
A sheriff appeal court upheld a refusal of contact, holding that the child’s welfare was properly considered and that there was no error of law.
L AGAINST B [2017] ScotSC 79 (12 September 2017)
Family law decision refusing contact after finding that contact with the respondent would not promote the child’s welfare.
NB AGAINST EL [2017] ScotSC 62 (28 February 2017))
The sheriff court refused contact between the respondent and the child, holding that contact would not promote the child’s welfare on the evidence before the court.
THOMAS GREENSHIELDS AGAINST TRACY JANE CAREY [2019] ScotSC SC_59 (24 August 2016)
A Scottish sheriff court granted the pursuer contact with the child, subject to conditions, applying the child-welfare principle under the Children (Scotland) Act 1995.
Donaldson v Arabia or Donaldson & Ors [2014] ScotCS CSIH_88 (28 October 2014)
The Inner House held that a sheriff’s relocation and contact interlocutor was final, and refused an appeal seeking to reopen the child relocation dispute.
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