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Anne McTaggart

About Anne

I have been working exclusively in the area of Family Law for over 35 years, supporting clients through some of the most difficult and stressful times in their lives.

Brought up in Carnoustie and educated at the High School of Dundee, I came to Aberdeen to study Law and loved the subject and the city, where I have practised ever since.

Early in my career, I became concerned at the damage partners can inflict on each other and their families, and strive, the best I can, to make clients aware of this and to understand the impact their actions can have and help them to move forward.

I hope I have acquired a reputation for giving clear and straightforward advice to try to avoid prolonging disputes unnecessarily. Over the years, my interest in helping people has not faltered and my experience has grown enormously.

I do feel pleased for clients when I have brought solutions to their problems and enabled them to move forward with their and their families’, lives.

Specialist area

I deal with all areas of Family Law including adoption, child related cases of all kinds, guardianships, divorce, separation and pre- and post-nuptial agreements.

Accredited by the Law Society of Scotland as a Family Law Specialist, I regularly represent clients at Sheriff Court level, not just in Aberdeen, but throughout Scotland, and have considerable experience in Court of Session case work.

I am proud to have been one of the early members of the Family Law Association Scotland. I trained as one of the first Family Law Mediators in Scotland and was a founder member of CALM, the unique association of solicitor mediators in Scotland. I am committed, where possible, to achieving Alternative Dispute Resolution for clients using the Collaborative approach, which can reduce the stress and cost of resolving problems.

Memberships / Positions held

  • Accredited by Law Society of Scotland as a Family Law Specialist
  • Aberdeen Bar Association (past Chair)
  • Society of Advocates in Aberdeen
  • BAAF - British Association of Adoption and Fostering (past Committee Member)
  • CALM - Scottish solicitor/mediators group (past Secretary and Committee Member)
  • Consensus Scotland Collaborative Practitioners Group - Committee Member and past Local Group Leader
  • Family Law Arbitrator Member of FLAGS Arbitration Group in Scotland
  • Honorary Life Time Member Family Law Association (past Chair and Secretary)
  • Reunite International Charity - assisting in International Child Abduction cases

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