NorwayFamilie 37 · School, family and health

A married couple has serious problems. Who can ask for a legal separation (separasjon)?

In the exam (Norwegian)

Et ektepar har store problemer. Hvem kan kreve separasjon?

  1. aOnly both together, if they agree on itBare begge to sammen, hvis de er enige om det
  2. bEither of the spouses, even if the other one does not want itHver av ektefellene, også hvis den andre ikke vilCorrect answer
  3. cOnly the husband, because he is responsible for the familyBare mannen, fordi han er ansvarlig for familien

Why?

Women and men have equal rights in marriage. Either spouse can ask for a separation and later a divorce, even if the other one is against it.

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Our own practice questions on the facts of the public social studies curriculum (the curriculum for adult immigrants and samfunnskunnskap.no). They are not the real test tasks, which are confidential and never published, and no text from samfunnskunnskap.no is reused. Each question was written, answered blind and fact-checked in separate rounds. The English translation and the explanations are ours, made with AI help; in the test the questions are asked in Norwegian. We are not affiliated with the Directorate for Higher Education and Skills (HK-dir).

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