Written Question · S7W-00420 · Session 7
Further to the Scottish National Party 2026 manifesto commitment to change the law to give cohabitants better financial rights and extend t…
The question
To ask the Scottish Government, further to the Scottish National Party 2026 manifesto commitment to change the law to give cohabitants better financial rights and extend the simplified divorce procedure to amicable cases involving children where there are no disputes, when it plans to introduce legislation to implement these changes.
The answer
Our public consultation on a range of family law matters closed to responses on 21 April this year. These matters included the Scottish Law Commission's Report and draft Bill on the reform of cohabitants' financial rights on separation, cohabitants rights where their partner dies without leaving a will and extending the simplified divorce and dissolution procedures.The consultation responses will be analysed and used as part of our final decision making process, along with a range of other available information and evidence. We will publish a report of this analysis.The Scottish Government’s legislative programme will be agreed by Ministers and announced to Parliament in due course in the usual way.
In the Official Report
No contribution in the Official Report cites S7W-00420 by reference.