Meet the founders

Co-founder

Maria Scotland

Barrister, arbitrator and mediator

Maria was called to the Bar of England and Wales in 1995 and has over 30 years’ experience as a barrister specialising in family law: private children work, including finances for children and finances on the breakdown of a relationship, often with an international element. She has been ranked in The Legal 500 and Chambers and Partners and listed in the Spear’s 500 as a Top Recommended family law barrister, for many years. She is a qualified financial arbitrator and an accredited civil mediator.

Creating this space for litigants in person and for anyone who needs documents for family court proceedings, has been a project of passion. She hopes you will benefit from it.

Maria's practice at the Bar is separate from RemedyReady. Buying from RemedyReady does not make you her client and she does not advise on or review the documents you make here.

Cases of note

1. SA v TA [2026] EWHC 756 (Fam)
   For an American father applying to relocate three children from England to Saudi Arabia.
2. AM v AF [2026] EWHC 511 (Fam)
   For a mother in Dubai seeking the return of her two young children from England under the inherent jurisdiction.
3. Addou v Bennabi [2024] EWHC 2702 (Fam)
   For a father after the abduction of his child to Algeria and breaches of return orders (contempt).
4. Addou v Bennabi [2024] EWHC 2703 (Fam)
   The sentencing judgment in the same case.
5. HK v NK [2024] EWHC 1987 (Fam)
   For a mother resisting an application to return two children to Dubai.
6. Re T (a child) (s.9(6) CA 1989 orders: exceptional circumstances: parental alienation) [2024] EWHC 59 (Fam)
   For a mother resisting an application to extend child arrangements orders beyond the children’s 16th birthdays.
7. Re T (a child) (transparency: publication of the parties’ names) [2024] EWHC 161 (Fam)
   For the mother resisting an order naming her in the published judgment.
8. Re T (Children: Publication of Judgment) [2024] EWCA Civ 697
   For the mother in the Court of Appeal, appealing the publication order.
9. T v G [2024] EWHC 246 (Fam)
   For a mother resisting an application to return a child to the United States.
10. AA v Disclosure and Barring Service [2024] UKUT 332 (AAC)
    For the appellant in the Upper Tribunal, appealing the decision to place his name on the children’s barred list.
11. Re A (a child) (supervised contact) (s.91(14) CA 1989 orders) [2021] EWCA Civ 1749
    For the appellant mother in the Court of Appeal.
12. Brisset v Brisset [2009] EWCA Civ 314
    For a wife appealing a final financial order for accounting errors.
13. Brisset v Brisset [2009] EWCA Civ 679
    The further appeal in the same case, on the first appeal judge having discussed the judgment with the trial judge.

Co-founder

Melanie Scotland

Compliance and governance

Melanie has more than 25 years’ experience in the asset management industry, specialising in compliance and management. She has held senior roles at Man Investments, Aspect Capital, Beach Capital, GSA Capital and Palekana Ltd, including as Chief Compliance Officer and Money Laundering Reporting Officer.

From 2009 to 2020 Melanie ran her own compliance consultancy, advising a number of well-known asset managers. She went on to become Co-Head of Compliance Solutions at Throgmorton UK. Her career includes international experience, board advisory and committee work.

Melanie holds an LLB (Hons) in Law from the University of Exeter and a diploma in investment compliance and completed the Financial Times programme for non-executive directors.

Photographer

Ella-Ray

A founder’s daughter

Ella-Ray is an art student in the third and final year of her university degree.

The photographs on this site are her work and a founder’s, including her picture of the cliffs at Beachy Head.

Artist

Rosie Dilys

A founder’s daughter

Rosie is a Fine Art student in the final year of her degree. Her paintings set carefully observed birds and vines against washes of pink, with words sprayed across them in graffiti lettering: Back to Me, Love.

The paintings on this site and the two sparrows in the RemedyReady logo are her work.