Sexual orientation and family law

Norrie, Kenneth McK.; Scoular, Jane, ed. (2001) Sexual orientation and family law. In: Family Dynamics. Tottel Publishing, Edinburgh, Scotland, pp. 151-175. ISBN 0406932395

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Abstract

On 29th March 2000 the Scottish Parliament passed its fifth piece of legislation, the Adults with Incapacities (Scotland) Act 2000. One small provision tucked away in this important legislation amends the definition of "nearest relative" in the Mental Health (Scotland) Act 1984, in order to include within that phrase members of conjugal same-sex couples1. The relative obscurity of this provision must not hide its import, for this is the first time that legislation anywhere in the United Kingdom has expressly and intentionally given recognition, for civil law purposes, to the existence of same-sex family relationships.

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Norrie, Kenneth McK. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1397-2576

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  Item type:	Book Section
  ID code:	980
  Dates:	Date Event 2001 Published
  Subjects:	Law > Law (General)
  Department:	Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences (HaSS) > Strathclyde Law School > Law
  Depositing user:	Ms M. Frossman-Finney
  Date deposited:	10 May 2006
  Last modified:	24 Nov 2024 01:30
  URI:	https://strathprints.strath.ac.uk/id/eprint/980