CRFR Briefing 68: Legally binding agreements: property division and child care when relationships break down

By The Centre for Research on Families and Relationships17th September 2013Reports & ResourcesAusterity, Childcare, Families, Poverty / Austerity, Report

In Scotland, couples are able to enter into a written agreement regulating the division of their property and any ongoing support for each other, or for their children, when they separate. These ‘minutes of agreement’ mean individuals do not have to go to court. They may register their signed agreement in the Books of Council and Session where it becomes a legally binding agreement with the same force as a court order.