Thorley Stephenson Solicitors Edinburgh Blog

Adopting your stepchild can give them greater emotional and legal security. Our guide - Adopting a Stepchild: Where to Begin - explains how to gain parental rights and responsibilities to bring greater closeness to your family. 

We have published a new family law guide, "Financial Settlements on Divorce - What am I Entitled to?". 

Last month, government guidelines were announced to control the spread of coronavirus (COVID-19) in the UK. As of the 23 March, the public has been told to stay at home apart from necessary food shopping, one form of exercise a day, and work for those listed as ‘key workers’. Part of the restrictions also included not meeting family members who do not share your home.

As China begins to get a glimpse of life on the other side of coronavirus, it seems that not everyone has been feeling the love during quarantine. It emerged that divorce rates in the country have soared, as couples were forced into spending time together in mandatory lockdown.

Adoption laws are sensitive and include a number of technicalities. They must take into account the rights of both children and parents, making them understandably difficult. This means that a lot of people are unaware of the complex laws which surround adoption.