EDINBURGH LAW ESSENTIALS Series editor: Nicholas Grier, Napier University Edinburgh Law Essentials is a fresh series of concise study and revision guides for students of law in Scotland. Designed to provide a quick understanding, to support students through a course and as a time-saving revision guide, each title brings a particular topic into sharp focus. A clear and concise study and revision guide for students of family law in Scotland Covering all the major legislation, Scottish Family Law is designed for new students of the subject. It gives you a framework for understanding how family law operates and will help you to prepare for your exams. Each chapter includes lists of essential facts, statutes and cases to illustrate how the rules described are applied in practice. Key Features - Takes full account of the substantial statutory developments in the field in the past thirty years - Covers two major recent Acts: the Children's Hearings (Scotland) Act 2011 and the Marriage and Civil Partnership (Scotland) Act 2014 - Includes important legislation such as the Civil Partnership Act 2004, Adoption and Children (Scotland) Act 2007 and the Human Fertilisation and Embryology Act 2008 - Includes details of many major Scottish Court Decisions Kenneth McK. Norrie is Professor of Law at Strathclyde Law School. He has taught Family Law for over twenty years, both in Scotland and abroad, and has written many of the major textbooks on the subject, as well as numerous articles on child protection and same-sex families. He has advised the Scottish Parliament on most of its recent family law legislation and was a member of the children's panel for ten years. Cover design: Stuart Dalziel [EUP logo] www.euppublishing.com