Scottish new Family Law Proposals

Added: (Fri Jun 25 2004)

Pressbox (Press Release) - Press release Immediate, 25th June 2004


Grandparents Apart Self Help Groups Scotland.
22 Alness Crescent Glasgow G52 1PJ
tel/fax 0141 882 5658
E-mail james@grandparents.fsnet.co.uk
Website www.grandparentsapart.co.uk

On 24th June 2004, the Scottish Justice Minister Cathy Jamieson at the Scottish Parliament, told a group from Grandparents Apart Self Help Groups Scotland, while presenting a petition to her on the new Family Law Proposals, Quote “ What we need from you now is evidence” unquote.

Prove it! Ms Jamieson is giving you the chance to tell them what is wrong with the system, they are now listening, now is the time to write your story completely in confidence. The Bill is now in the assessment stage, nothing will be published without your full consent. Send it to us or the Scottish Executive

On June 9th 2004 Grandparents Apart Self Help Groups Scotland were invited by The Scottish Executive to the consultation stage of the bill to discuss the new Family Law Proposals.

We are hoping for Contact/Mediation/Family Education Centres where families can get help with problems before it gets to the point of no return, bitterness, courts fights etc. At the end of the day it is the children who suffer when families fall out.

Mothers fathers grandparents, children, extended family, if you are affected by this read on. What is required is evidence of how children suffer from family arguments, how the Social services handles cases, how courts treat you when you attend them, remember it is Family Justice, not only is the children paramount, this is for you too.

Send your stories to the Grandparents Apart 22 Alness Crescent Glasgow G52 1PJ or the Scottish Executive, Family Law Proposals, The Scottish Parliament, Edinburgh, EH99 1SP.
Or your local MSP.

Grandparents Apart Self Help Groups Scotland.
Glasgow / Kilmarnock / Rutherglen / Livingston
A Member of the Equal Parenting Council
Of Scotland, England and Wales.