According to new research from Direct Line Pet Insurance, more than 28,500 of the 111,000 divorce cases in the last year involved the custody of a pet; equating to around 90 disputes every day.

Scottish couples who tie the knot in a non-religious ceremony are more likely to stay together than those who wed in Church of Scotland, Roman Catholic or civil ceremonies, new figures suggest.

A recent report by The Law Society of Scotland has highlighted the laws surrounding cohabitation as both ‘problematic and disadvantageous to vulnerable and grieving people’.

A recent study has found children that experience a family split in their late childhood and early adolescence (between the ages of seven and 14) are more likely to have emotional and behavioural problems than those who live with both of their parents.

The government announced that thousands more families with adopted children are set to benefit from additional support after a special fund, named the Adoption Support Fund, received a boost of £12 million last month – bringing the total investment into the fund to £149 million since its introduction in 2015.