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Domestic abuse and child contact in Scotland: the perspectives of family law practitioners (2023)
Journal Article
Burman, M., Friskney, R., Mair, J., & Whitecross, R. (2023). Domestic abuse and child contact in Scotland: the perspectives of family law practitioners. Journal of Social Welfare and Family Law, 45(3), 234-248. https://doi.org/10.1080/09649069.2023.2243147

It is now well-established that children are adversely affected by domestic abuse, and that domestic abuse does not always cease following parental separation. However, the issue of post-separation child contact in the context of domestic abuse remai... Read More about Domestic abuse and child contact in Scotland: the perspectives of family law practitioners.

Domestic Abuse and Child Contact : the interface between criminal and civil procedures (2023)
Report
Burman, M., Friskney, R., Mair, J., & Whitecross, R. (2023). Domestic Abuse and Child Contact : the interface between criminal and civil procedures. Scottish Government

This Report presents the findings of the Domestic Abuse and Child Contact: The Interface Between Criminal and Civil Proceedings research project, funded by the Scottish Government.

The study set out to examine the relationship between civil and cr... Read More about Domestic Abuse and Child Contact : the interface between criminal and civil procedures.

Use and Implementation of OCR Chapter 33AA in Section 11 Order Proceedings. (2017)
Report
Whitecross, R., & Lindsay, C. (2017). Use and Implementation of OCR Chapter 33AA in Section 11 Order Proceedings. Edinburgh: Scottish Courts and Tribunal Service

This report presents the findings of a small-scale study designed and undertaken by the researchers between October 2016 and February 2017. The research was commissioned by the Scottish Civil Justice Council. This chapter outlines the background to... Read More about Use and Implementation of OCR Chapter 33AA in Section 11 Order Proceedings..

Article 3 and Adoption in and from India and Nepal (2016)
Book Chapter
Whitecross, R. (2016). Article 3 and Adoption in and from India and Nepal. In E. E. Sutherland, & L.-A. Barnes MacFarlane (Eds.), Implementing Article 3 of the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child (213-230). Cambridge University Press

Nepal has experienced an increase in intercountry adoption in recent years. Following the opening up of authorisation to arrange adoptions, the number of child centres offering children for adoption significantly increased after 2000. The emergence i... Read More about Article 3 and Adoption in and from India and Nepal.