Ellen Bond
Senior AssociateEllen is an senior associate in our Family Law team.
Ellen is accredited by the Law Society of Scotland as a family law specialist. Ellen provides advice on a broad range of family law issues including financial provision on divorce and separation, cohabitation and child-related matters. Ellen has a keen interest in relocation cases involving children.
Ellen's approach is calm and pragmatic and she is committed to achieving the best results for her clients. Where matters cannot be resolved through negotiation, Ellen has considerable experience appearing in the Sheriff Court and instructing counsel in Court of Session cases.
Ellen volunteers at the Citizen Advice Bureau providing pro bono family law advice.
Areas of Expertise
Family Law
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Adoption in Scotland: what you need to know
The circumstances of adoption are different for every family, but it centres on the legal process by which an adopter becomes a child's legal parent. The family law team at Morton Fraser MacRoberts is able to support and guide you through the process.
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Judicial Protocol Regulating Direct Judicial Communications between Scotland and England and Wales in Children’s Cases
In July 2018, the Judicial Protocol Regulating Direct Judicial Communications between Scotland, and England and Wales, in Children’s Cases was first published. The 2018 Protocol was accompanied by a helpful and detailed Handbook on family law relating to children in Scotland and in England & Wales.
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To Cohabit or not to Cohabit?
We don’t often see reported cases around relevant date disputes and particularly not ones where they have gone to appeal, but in McLeish v McLeish the court was invited to hear evidence on the couple's living arrangements so as to determine what date would be applied to determine the date of valuation of their net matrimonial property, for sharing. There was a lengthy gulf between their two dates, and we can assume there was a considerable financial implication to each of these dates.