The statutory purpose set out in the Act does no more than reflect the reality that cohabitation is a less formal, less structured and more flexible form of relationship than either marriage or civil partnership.
Judges:
Sheriff A D Miller
Citations:
2010 Fam LR 156
Statutes:
Family Law (Scotland) Act 2006 28
Cited by:
Cited – Gow v Grant SC 24-May-2012
The parties had lived together as an unmarried couple, but separated. Mrs Gow applied under the 2006 Act for provision. Mr Grant’s appeal succeeded at the Inner House, and Mrs Gow now herself appealed.
Held: The appeal succeeded. The Act did . .
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Scotland, Family
Updated: 06 May 2022; Ref: scu.463494