This title contains the full text of the new Family Law (Scotland) Act 2005 with detailed annotations by an acknowledged expert, it also includes the full Matrimonial Homes (Family Protection) (Scotland) Act 1981 and the Family Law (Scotland) Act 1985 as amended, the Scottish section of the Civil Partnerships Act 2004 and selected sections of other amended legislation. This title is an essential purchase for family law and private client practitioners, assisting them to keep up to date with the most comprehensive change in family law in recent years and to understand its effect on existing legislation.