A Glasgow Sheriff has reduced a homemade Will after finding that the deceased’s daughter had procured it from her dementia-affected mother through facility and circumvention. The case is a stark reminder that DIY Wills, particularly those involving elderly or...
Scotland’s cohabitation laws are among the most progressive in the UK, but they still fall well short of the rights enjoyed by married couples. If you live with your partner without being married or in a civil partnership, the law gives you only limited...
A Power of Attorney in Scotland is one of the most important legal documents you will ever sign, yet most people put it off until it is too late. Once mental capacity is lost, a Power of Attorney can no longer be granted, leaving the family with the slower, more...
When parents separate, decisions about where children will live and how they will spend time with each parent are among the most important, and most emotive, that any family can face. Scots law places the welfare of the child at the heart of every such decision and...
If you die without a valid Will in Scotland, you lose all say in what happens to your estate. The law steps in and distributes your assets according to a fixed set of rules under the Succession (Scotland) Act 1964, rules that may bear no resemblance to your wishes,...
