Russell v Russell: 1991

Sherriff Gordon
1991 SCLR 429
Scotland
Citing:
FollowedPorchetta v Porchetta 1986
Before the Act of 1986 was enacted, a father did not have an absolute right to access to his child. He is only entitled to access if the court is satisfied that that is in the best interests of the child, and that the onus to show that is on the . .

Cited by:
CitedSanderson v McManus HL 6-Feb-1997
An order had been made refusing an unmarried father access to his child by the court after evidence that it would not be in the child’s best interests. The father appealed.
Held: The father could not appeal on a question of fact alone. There . .

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Updated: 20 August 2021; Ref: scu.237539