A new welfare test for family court cases: plus ca change..?

Barnes Macfarlane, Lesley-Anne

Abstract

The Children (Scotland) Act 2020 makes the most significant amendment to Part 1 of the Children (Scotland) Act 1995 in 25 years. This article discusses the repeal, re-enactment and augmentation of the 'welfare test'.

• Journal Article Type: Article
• Acceptance Date: Feb 24, 2021
• Online Publication Date: Mar 8, 2021
• Publication Date: Mar 8, 2021
• Deposit Date: Feb 25, 2021
• Journal: Journal of the Law Society of Scotland
• Print ISSN: 0458-8711
• Peer Reviewed: Not Peer Reviewed
• Volume: 66
• Issue: 3
• Public URL: http://researchrepository.napier.ac.uk/Output/2746749
• Publisher URL: https://www.lawscot.org.uk/members/journal/issues/vol-66-issue-03/a-new-welfare-test-plus-%C3%A7a-change/