Is the Scottish Parliament reviewing the Family Law Courts?
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Yes, this isn't the first time either.
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nope, its legislators who make law... judges interpret them
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Hi Ally! I am in the UK and I think that it is ridiculous that in the 21st century we still have poverty in the western world. In Glasgow for example, we still have people begging in the street, people that are homeless and of course there is the dire straits some of our elderly find themselves in.\n Although Scotland has not been attacked in the way your country has, I still feel that, like you, we should look after our own people first and if there is extra then we can share that out - no problemo.\nPC has gone mad over here and we find ourself in the crazy situation that we cannot deport someone who we suspect of being an undesirable back to their country of origin in case they are abused. So it would appear that we can get blown to hell as long as we do not upset or offend any radicals in the Muslim communities!\n\nIn answer to your final question - stop re-arming - spend the billions of $s on helping your own people. The cold war is over - the war on poverty is not!
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I am surprised that Scotland have actually won three C&G Trophy matches this year, even though they usaully were rubbish in the totesport League.\n\nThey have beaten Worcestershire, Northamptonshire and Derbyshire so far, with a game against Leicestershire to be played on Sunday.
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The court can decide anything they want  when it comes to the best interest of the child.  It could be that they feel she can handle one child but is too stressed and overwhelmed to handle three.
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Well, there are no guarantees in family law, but I suspect a judge would take that newest baby as prima facie evidence that the mother is not a particularly good influence on the kids.  This is especially true if the father has a decent place for the kids to live, someone to watch them while he works, etc.  She really screwed up, didn't she?
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The imigration system in the uk is a farce, whatever rules there were at the start have long since gone obscure.\nThe system is in a shambles, only yesterday, government proposals for stopping marrages of convienience were quashed in the UK courts because the do gooders, think these scroungers have rights, they do NOT.\nOur Country is being bled dry by these people who tell us they are being persecuted back home, its all rubbish, they have heard about the land of plenty from their relatives and friends and so can't wait to get here.\nThe system needs ahuge overhaul and needs implimenting properly with no loop holes
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No, your not the only one that feels that way. My girlfriend is from Maryland. She has been going through custody issues with her soon to be ex, and it has been a nightmare. He wanted absolutely nothing to do with his two kids while they were living under the same roof. Then when she left, he tried to be father of the year. He injured his son recently and charges were filed against him. He is calling his son a liar and denying what happened. It isnt the fault of the court system, its the idiotic judges who make the rulings. Remember Judge Palumbo who was recently removed from the bench in Prince Georges county over the woman whose ex-husband set her on fire? He is a prime example of an idiotic, biased judge.
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Actually, in the case of short marraiges where there are no children the courts now tend to disregard money earned or inherited by one spouse before the marriage took place - what is split is the assets that were built up during the marriage.\n\nThat is not the case here because they have a child, and their welfare must come first so different rules apply.
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Yes, it is considered a constituent country in Union with England, Wales and Northern Ireland(the United Kingdom).\n\nAn interesting note is that it was the SCOTTISH monarch (James VI) who ascended the English throne and United the two kingdoms of England & Scotland.\n\nFurther showing that Scotland is a country: It has it's own national anthem. It has it's own parliament which governs their own affairs. It has its own court system. It has its own currency (the Scottish pound is on par with the British Pound). And it competes in many sporting events separately (world cup soccer, Rugby, etc.)
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Not in the slightest...\n\nFor example, the government has failed to pass legislation they were working on last year to remove the 'proof of rape' requirements. If you are unaware of what I am referring to: the current law is that a woman must produce 3 MALE witnesses in order to prove she was raped.\n\nInsane and absolutely ludicrous.
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What a stupid question.  I mean how many times have you actually seen Scottish people burning a St Georges flag or even a Union Jack with your own eyes?\n\nDo Scottish families set fire to our ensign as they enjoy their porridge each morning?  I think not.
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shared parenting is ok in theory.the problem arises in who gets physical custody.for all practical purposes the parent who has physical custody has a much greater influnce on the raising of the child(ren) simply because of proximity.if the parents disagree on an issue the non-custodial parent has to go back into court.the custodial parent can keep the other in court until he/she gives up or runs out of money.\nthe bill you ask about does seem to be an advance in your divorce law.here in kansas most are awarded joint custody with physical custody going to the mother ,all other things being equal.
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I am not sure what questions you are reffering to, but as an educator, I am required to report.  Yes, the system is a bit messed up. I have seen children taken away for little things, and nothing done in cases of major abuse.   CPS is required to look into anything that is reported. If a family has identified problems on their own, I encourage them to get help. Go to counseling, whatever they need to do to get out of trouble. It is the parent's responsiblity to take care and protect our children.  If they can not, someone needs to protect the child. Unfortunately, CPS is overwhelmed and needs an overhaul.
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in short he is interfering because himself and his government are worried sick that when the Scottish parliamentary elections come around next may that his party will not win the majority ( which i truly believe they thought was not possible when they set it up, they believed that Scots were dyed in the wool labour voters) and  i think that they see their nightmare scenario of an S.N.P controlled parliament forcing an independence referendum and a possible unstoppable slide towards Scottish independence. this will have been made worse for them by this weeks poll which showed that a majority of people in England also want Scotland to break away from the union.\nall in all i believe that labour gave Scotland devolution because they thought that they would have a "puppet parliament" but they could still pull the strings.\ntherefore it must have galled them to see Scots msp's introduce so called 'trail blazing legislation' such as free care for elderly, the ban on fox hunting and the smoking ban which  made their English voters demand they get the same rights too.
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Depends highly on where you arer in the world! Your answer should follow the lines of the different legal instruments that the law system uses(in Scotland - we use both Legislation and common law) to implemet the idea of Justice i.e. consistancy via cases and intrepretation by the courts in the application of the law. Natural justice is another area. Just get any law book and read the first chapter - usually its all in there or if your really lazy - just ready the summaries the chapters provide! Good luck
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The legal system in Israel treats men and women equally, in accordance with the Israeli Declaration of Independence from 1948.  Women also receive paid maternity leave, and all that good stuff.  \nThe only area of law where women may be treated differently is in matters of marriage and divorce, which are run by respective religious courts (Jewish, Muslim, Christian, etc.) This is a remanent of Ottoman (Turkish) and British colonial rule.  They governed according to their own rule, and much of Israeli law to this day is still based on British law, but they left religious matters to religious courts for fairly obvious reasons.  Part of the reason for why this hasn't changed is because Israel, as a Jewish State, has no separation of church and state.\nBut overall, things are alright, and definitely better than any other country in the Middle East.