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F against M (Sheriff Court Civil) [2026] SCHAM 58 (21 April 2026)
The sheriff granted unsupervised non-residential contact between a father and his autistic child, but refused residential contact because of unresolved alcohol concerns.
Petition of GNO for orders under the Child Abduction and Custody Act 1985 (Court of Session) [2026] CSOH 36 (07 April 2026)
The Court of Session made contact and passport orders for a child in a Hague Convention access dispute, but refused additional contact days.
AJ against CF and another (Sheriff Court Civil) [2026] SCAIR 30 (20 February 2026)
A Scottish sheriff ordered residence with the mother and only indirect contact by letters/cards for the grandmother and father, finding direct contact contrary to the child’s welfare.
G against H (Sheriff Court Civil) [2026] SCDUN 26 (14 January 2026)
Sheriff Murray granted residence of a child to the pursuer and refused the defender’s request for contact, citing abuse, welfare concerns, and limited weight to the child’s views.
SM against JD (Sheriff Court Civil) [2026] SCFOR 7 (24 November 2025)
The sheriff refused a father's request for direct contact with his son, finding the child's opposition genuine, independent and consistent with his welfare.
GM against LJ (Sheriff Court Civil) [2026] SCDUNF 21 (27 October 2025)
The sheriff found no proved sexual abuse by the child’s half-brother and granted the father regular contact, including contact when the brother is present, plus travel authority.
F against T (Sheriff Court Civil) [2026] SCSTI 1 (10 October 2025)
The sheriff granted divorce, ordered sale of the jointly owned matrimonial home with equal division of proceeds, and made second-weekend contact orders for the child.
ABC against DEF (Sheriff Court Civil) [2025] SCLIV 87 (12 August 2025)
In a child contact dispute, the sheriff found on the balance of probabilities that the father sexually assaulted the child in August 2020 and March 2021.
PK against SK (Sheriff Court Civil) [2025] SCHAM 61 (12 August 2025)
The sheriff varied a child contact order to nil after finding the child’s and mother’s opposition created an insuperable barrier to contact.
SF against LE (Sheriff Court Civil) [2025] SCAIR 49 (31 July 2025)
A Scottish sheriff refused a father’s bid for parental rights and contact, holding that domestic abuse, the child’s needs, and the mother’s fear made orders contrary to welfare.
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