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  • Children moving or travelling abroad

    19/12/2019 Article Ministry of Children and Families

    Parental responsibility includes the rights and responsibilities of a parent in relation to the child or the property of the child. Special rules apply in situations where a parent and child intend to relocate to another country or to travel abroad.

  • Parental responsibility, custody and access in cross-border cases

    19/12/2019 Article Ministry of Children and Families

    New rules on parental responsibility, international relocation, custody (the child's place of residence) and access (contact) in cross-border cases apply from 1 Juy 2016, due to the implementation of the 1996 Hague Child Protection Convention. This

  • Parental disputes

    19/12/2019 Article Ministry of Children and Families

    Out of considiration for the child, it is important that the parents focus on the child’s needs and cooperate on parenting.

  • Parental responsibility

    18/12/2019 Article Ministry of Children and Families

    Parental responsibility includes the rights and responsibilities of a parent in relation to the child or the property of the child. Parental responsibility shall be exercised according to the child’s interests and needs. The opinion of the child

  • Rules for marrying abroad

    04/12/2019 Guidelines/brochures Ministry of Children and Families

    The Norwegian Marriage Act regulates recognition of marriages entered into abroad.

  • Report on Protection of Children against Sexual Exploitation and Sexual Abuse

    24/06/2019 Report Ministry of Children and Families

    In 2018, Norway ratified the Council of Europe Convention on Protection of Children against Sexual Exploitation and Sexual Abuse (CETS 201). The Convention came into forcein Norway on 1 October 2018.

  • Information about the 1996 Hague Convention

    09/05/2019 Article Ministry of Children and Families

    Norway has ratified the 1996 Hague Convention. The Convention and the Norwegian implementation act enter into force on 1 July 2016.

  • Children who cross national borders

    09/05/2019 Article Ministry of Children and Families

    Unaccompanied minor asylum seekers, children subjected to human trafficking and child welfare services across national borders.

  • Norway and the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child

    06/02/2019 Article Ministry of Children and Families

    The UN Convention on the Rights of the Child from 20 November 1989 (the CRC) is the most important set of international rules we have for the protection of children's rights.

  • The Adoption Act

    29/10/2018 Law Ministry of Children and Families

    Entered into force July 1 2018.

  • Reply to the Authority’s reasoned opinion - the right to paid parental leave

    23/01/2018 Letter Ministry of Children and Families

    Reference is made to reasoned opinion from the EFTA Surveillance Authority (the Authority) dated 15 November 2017, concerning the right to paid parental leave in Norway.

  • Act relating to Children and Parents (the Children Act)

    06/04/2017 Law Ministry of Children and Families

    Act relating to Children and Parents.

  • The Rights of the Child in Norway

    16/11/2016 Report Ministry of Children and Families

    Norway's fifth and sixth periodic reports to the UN Committee on the Rights of the Child - 2016.

  • Norsko a Úmluva OSN o právech dítěte

    16/03/2016 Article Ministry of Children and Families

    Úmluva OSN o právech dítěte z 20. listopadu 1989 představuje souhrn nejvýznamnější mezinárodně platných pravidel o právech dětí.

  • Norvegia și Convenția ONU privind Drepturile Copilului

    16/03/2016 Article Ministry of Children and Families

    Convenția ONU privind Drepturile Copilului de la 20 noiembrie 1989 (CRC) este cel mai important set de reguli internaționale pe care le deținem pentru protejarea drepturilor copiilor.

  • Main Points in the Guidelines

    16/03/2016 Article Ministry of Children and Families

    The circular will provide information about how the child welfare service can handle these type of cases, including examinations, measures and the possibility of alternative follow-up of the child abroad.

  • Q-42/2015 Guidelines for processing child welfare cases where children have ties to other countries

    15/03/2016 Circular Ministry of Children and Families

    The circular will provide information about how the child welfare service can handle these type of cases, including examinations, measures and the possibility of alternative follow-up of the child abroad. The circular also include a chapter on how

  • OECD – Thematic Review of Early Education and Care Policy in Norway 2015

    24/06/2015 Report Ministry of Education and Research

    The Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) has performed a review of Norway's Early Education and Care (ECEC) policy, and the analysis and recommendations were published in June 2015 in the report "Early Childhood Education

  • The best interests of the child

    28/01/2015 Article Ministry of Children and Families

    Children’s right to be heard and to make their own decisions is regulated in sections 31–33 of the Children Act. There may also be special provisions in other Acts concerning children’s right to be heard and to make their own decisions. Before

  • Permanent residence and contact arrangements

    Overview page Ministry of Children and Families

    Parents who do not live together may make their own agreements concerning parental responsibility, permanent residence and contact visits for their children. The local Family Counselling Office may assist in this. Parents who fail to reach agreement

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