“Morven Douglas has earned widespread respect for her thoughtful and client-focused approach to family law, combining more than two decades of specialist experience with a clear commitment to achieving constructive and lasting solutions. Advising on complex financial settlements, child law disputes and international family matters, she is recognised for delivering strategic guidance with sensitivity and sound judgement. Her expertise in both collaborative practice and litigation enables her to tailor her approach to each family’s unique circumstances, helping clients resolve disputes in a way that protects their interests and supports their future. Through her leadership, professionalism and dedication to advancing collaborative family law in Scotland, Morven continues to make a significant contribution to the profession.”

Fantastic Lawyers® Editorial 2026

Morven Douglas is a Partner in the Family Law team at Jones Whyte and has practised exclusively in family law since qualifying in 2003. She advises clients across the full spectrum of family law matters, helping individuals and families resolve complex legal issues with sensitivity, clarity and strategic advice.

Accredited as a Specialist in Family Law by the Law Society of Scotland, Morven has particular expertise in complex financial settlements, child law disputes and cases involving cross-border or international elements.

What Morven Douglas Does

Morven advises clients on a wide range of family law matters, including:

• Divorce and separation
• Pre-nuptial and cohabitation agreements
• Division of matrimonial property
• Cohabitants’ claims on separation and death
• Child residence and contact disputes
• Child relocation cases
• International and cross-border family law matters
• Collaborative family law

She regularly advises clients with international connections, including individuals living overseas or families with assets and legal issues spanning multiple jurisdictions.

Why She Stands Out

Morven is known for her balanced and pragmatic approach to family disputes. Wherever possible, she seeks to resolve matters through constructive negotiation, helping clients reach practical agreements while minimising conflict and preserving important family relationships.

As a trained Collaborative Lawyer, she strongly believes that collaborative practice can provide many separating couples with a more positive, family-focused alternative to litigation, allowing them to work together to find lasting solutions.

Courtroom and Collaborative Expertise

While committed to resolving disputes outside court wherever appropriate, Morven is also an experienced litigator. She has represented clients in Sheriff Courts throughout Scotland and has acted in a number of complex and novel cases before the Court of Session.

This combination of negotiation skills and courtroom experience allows her to tailor her advice to each client’s circumstances, whether the matter can be resolved collaboratively or requires determined litigation.

Professional Recognition and Leadership

Morven was accredited as a Specialist in Family Law by the Law Society of Scotland in 2011 and has been re-accredited in 2016 and 2021, reflecting her continued expertise and commitment to the highest professional standards.

She is a longstanding member of the Family Law Association, where she has previously served as both committee member and Treasurer. She also serves as Chair of the Glasgow branch of Consensus Collaboration Scotland, demonstrating her leadership in promoting collaborative family law throughout Scotland.