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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.
Angela Carson against Catherine Innes and others (Sheriff Appeal Court Civil) [2026] SACCIV 6 (17 December 2025)
Appeal allowed in a child residence dispute after the sheriff used an incompetent hybrid procedure and failed to resolve key welfare issues.
KB against EL and LJ (Sheriff Court Civil) [2025] SCPHD 18 (18 March 2025)
Sheriff McDonald granted a residence order for the children to live with their mother, refused contact with the father at present, and granted interdict against removal from her care.
LM against GR and Jacqueline Pringle (Sheriff Appeal Court Civil) [2024] SAC CIV 32 (18 July 2024)
Appeal in a child residence dispute refused. The court held there was enough recent evidence and the child’s views to decide without proof.
S v M [2024] ScotSAC Civ 1 (05 Janurary 2024)
The Sheriff Appeal Court dismissed an appeal over a child's residence and contact, holding that the sheriff correctly applied the welfare test under the Children (Scotland) Act 1995.
PD AGAINST SS [2024] SC DUN 23 (03 May 2024)
A Dundee Sheriff Court granted a primary residence order in favour of the mother after finding it was better for the child’s welfare than no order.
PD AGAINST SS [2024] SC DUN 23 (03 May 2024)
The sheriff granted a primary residence order for a child to live with his mother, finding that this best served his welfare, stability, and day-to-day care.
APPEAL IN THE CAUSE TH v VH [2023] ScotSAC Civ 31 (07 November 2023)
The Sheriff Appeal Court refused a family law appeal, affirming residence and contact orders after holding that the sheriff had properly considered the child’s welfare.
W AGAINST W [2023] ScotCS CSOH_72 (13 October 2023)
Divorce was granted, but the court refused the defender’s request to relocate the child to France, holding the child’s welfare was best served by the existing shared care.
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