NorwayFamilie 21 · School, family and health
A child’s parents have divorced and live apart. What does the Children Act (barneloven) say?
In the exam (Norwegian)
Foreldrene til et barn har skilt seg og bor hver for seg. Hva sier barneloven?
- aThe child has the right to contact with both parents.Barnet har rett til samvær med begge foreldrene.Correct answer
- bThe child must choose one of the parents and stop seeing the other.Barnet må velge én av foreldrene og slutte å treffe den andre.
- cThe child must live with the grandparents until the parents agree.Barnet skal bo hos besteforeldrene til foreldrene blir enige.
Why?
The Children Act says that the child has the right to contact (samvær) with both parents, also when they live apart. It is the child’s right, not only the parents’.
Translated with AI. In the exam the question is in Norwegian, as shown above.
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