JOINT CUSTODY

The person who has custody of a child is responsible for the child’s personal circumstances. It is the guardian who has the right and obligation to decide on various matters concerning the child, such as where the child will live, where the child will go to school, the child’s medical contacts, and questions about the child’s passport. The guardian is obliged to take into account the views and wishes of the other parent and the child.

The main rule is that the parents have joint custody of the child. In some cases, one of the parents has sole custody of the child.

The parents can draw up a written agreement of who will have custody of the child. The local social services can help you draw up such an agreement free of charge. The agreement must be approved by the local social welfare committee in order to be legally binding.

If the parents cannot agree on who should have custody of the child, the local social services offer cooperation meetings to resolve disagreements and find consensus on matters concerning the child. Cooperation meetings are free of charge and there is no registration or recording of the session in the social register. A prerequisite for cooperation meetings is that both parents want to participate.

If it is not possible for the parents to reach an agreement, the district court can ultimately decide in the custody issue. Before you go to the district court for such a decision, we recommend that you have a legal representative to represent you and safeguard your interests.

Wachtmeister Advokatbyrå has extensive experience in assisting parents and handling this type of assignment.