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SJP against KAP and another (Sheriff Appeal Court Civil) [2025] SACCIV 30 (04 September 2025)
The Sheriff Appeal Court refused an appeal about residence and contact orders, holding the sheriff had properly applied the child welfare test and her discretion was not plainly wrong.
X against Z (Sheriff Court Civil) [2025] SCHAM 2 (28 May 2025)
The sheriff granted supervised contact between a father and his daughter, awarded residence to the mother, and declined interdict, applying the child welfare test.
M AGAINST A [2023] ScotCS CSOH_80 (16 November 2023)
The Court of Session refused a father’s request to relocate two children from Aberdeen to Glasgow, holding their welfare was best served by staying put.
ZR AGAINST SPR [2021] ScotCS CSOH_69 (16 July 2021)
Court of Session divorce case on child residence and contact. Decree of divorce was granted, and the pursuer was allowed residential and non-residential contact with the child.
SM AGAINST AN [2021] ScotCS CSOH_60 (19 May 2021)
The court granted divorce and ordered contact between the father and his daughter, finding the mother’s blanket opposition to contact was not justified.
GB or L v JL [2017] ScotCS CSOH_60 (06 April 2017)
A Scottish relocation case in which the court refused both a residence order and permission to remove a child to England, holding the child should remain near both parents.
AB v BB [2011] ScotCS CSOH_127 (11 August 2011)
The Court of Session ended all direct contact between a child and her mother, holding that the mother’s conduct and delusional beliefs created a serious welfare risk.
P.A.D. v. A.A.B. [2011] ScotSC 18 (2 March 2011)
The sheriff ordered that a young child live with the defender mother, granted the pursuer father defined contact, and found no expenses due.
S R v. S M M [2010] ScotSC 158 (14 September 2010)
Sheriff Court refused a father’s application for contact, holding that contact would not be better for the child’s welfare under the Children (Scotland) Act 1995.
E.B. v. F.R. [2009] ScotSC 152 (30 September 2009)
The sheriff found the father in contempt for repeatedly failing to return a child after contact and for lodging false pleadings in family proceedings.
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