CHILDREN’S RESIDENCE

It is the guardians who decide on the child’s residence and registration. If the parents have joint custody, they must decide together where the child will live. If one parent has sole custody, this parent decides where the child will live and where they will be registered.

The parents may conclude a written agreement on the child’s place of residence. The local social services can help you draw up such an agreement free of charge. The agreement must be approved by the municipal social welfare committee in order to be legally binding.

If the parents cannot agree on the accommodation, 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 sessions 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 about the child’s resident. 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.