Legal issues
Resources and links about legal issues surrounding being a lone parent.
Arrangements for children factsheet
This factsheet details parental responsibilities and rights in Scotland.
(This factsheet is part of the OPFS Lone Parent's Rights Guide.)
Child maintenance factsheet
Information about the Child Support Agency (CSA) & the Child Maintenance and Enforcement Commission (C-MEC).
(This factsheet is part of the OPFS Lone Parent's Rights Guide.)
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Housing factsheet: Options for lone parents
When couples separate there can be disputes about who will stay in the family home. This factsheet gives information about your rights and options at this difficult time.
(This factsheet is part of the OPFS Lone Parent's Rights Guide.)
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Legal considerations when separating or divorcing factsheet
This factsheet covers grounds of divorce, division of matrimonial property and new legislation introduced for cohabitees.
(This factsheet is part of the OPFS Lone Parent's Rights Guide.)
Lone Fathers (parents with care & non-resident parents)
Information about parental responsibilities & rights.
Parental responsibilities are what children have the right to expect from their parents and what parents must do for their children. Parental rights help parents meet their parental responsibilities. The law states that you should ask your children what they think about major decisions that effect them.
Maternity rights factsheet
This factsheet covers maternity rights at work and benefits you are entitled to if you are not working. It also looks at legal issues for unmarried parents. Maternity rights are complicated, and this factsheet gives only a brief outline.
(This factsheet is part of the OPFS Lone Parent's Rights Guide.)
Useful addresses factsheet
A list of useful organisations and agencies for lone parents.
(This factsheet is part of the OPFS Lone Parent's Rights Guide.)
Downloads
Additional Support Needs: A Guide to the Law (Govan Law Centre)
A brief guide to the Education (Additional Support for Learning) (Scotland) Act 2004 by Govan Law Centre.
