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Information on the child

All parents will regularly be in contact with public bodies and need to obtain information on the child. The individual parent's right to information will depend on who has parental responsibility for the child.

Child maintenance

Parents have a duty to pay for their children irrespective of whether or not they live with them.

Parental disputes

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

The Family Counselling Service

The family counselling service offers help to anyone who needs to talk about difficult issues in the family.

Parental benefit

Parental benefit is intended to ensure that the parents have an income during parental leave in connection with a birth or adoption. The right to parental benefit is accrued by the parents working.

Cooperation with the Sami Parliament on international indigenous issues

The Government places great emphasis on discussing and negotiating about indigenous issues through close cooperation between the Government and representatives of indigenous people. Norwegian attitudes to international indigenous issues are

Early Childhood Education and Care

Efforts to create the inclusive knowledge society must start early, and the government prioritises to lift the quality in the kindergarten sector.All children shall experience a safe environment for play, development and learning in good quality

Norway's Prime Minister - Time in Office

Name From To Years Months Days 1. Frederik Due 27.02.1841 08.03.1844 3 0 10 08.03.1844 17.06.1856 12 3 9 17.06.1856 16.12.1858 2 5 29 17 9 19 2. Einar Gerhardsen 25.06.1945 05.11.1945 0 4 11 05.11.1945 19.11.1951 6 0 14 22.01.1955 28.08.1963 8 7 6

Diversity and gender equality

Welcome! To create a dynamic and well functioning military organisation, the Armed Forces depend on a diversity of human resources. An important personal goal for me is that the Armed Forces shall reflect the multi-ethnic and socially diverse nature

The Central Government's Outstanding Debt

The Central Government's Outstanding Debt contains tables describing the debt issued by the State of Norway.

IMF and Norway

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) is an organization of 190 countries, working to foster global monetary cooperation, secure financial stability, facilitate international trade, promote high employment and sustainable economic growth, and reduce

From another country to Norway – foreign lawyer

The Norwegian legal aid scheme does not cover legal fees that you as the left-behind parent, incur in your home country.

Glossary of legal terms

| A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H | I | J | K | L | M | N | O | P | Q | R | S | T | U | V | W | X | Y | Z | Æ | Ø | Å | Abductor The person who takes a child illegally out of its country of habitual residence or who fails to return a child to its

Frequently asked questions

Where is your child? Contact your nearest police station for advice on whether your child should be reported as missing and whether an international search notice should be issued. You can read more about searching for a child/abductor under

Background for the list of lawyers

The Ministry of Justice and Public Security has established a list of lawyers who specialise in child abduction cases so that affected parents may get in touch with a lawyer that has special expertise on and knowledge of child abduction.

List of countries

List of countries and their relations to conventions on child abduction. H = Hague Convention CE = the Council of Europe Convention - = No convention | A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H | I | J | K | L | M | N | O | P | Q | R | S | T | U | V | W | X | Y

The Central Bank of Norway (Norges Bank)

Norges Bank is the central bank of Norway. Norges Bank managers the Norwegian foreign exchange reserves, and carries out the operational management of the Government Pension Fund Global (GPFG) and the government debt, in accordance with mandates

Web page: https://www.norges-bank.no/en/

The UN’s Permanent forum for Indigenous Issues

The UN’s Permanent forum for Indigenous Issues is an advisory body to the UN’s Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC). The forum shall give advice and make recommendations in matters that concern indigenous people in the fields of economic and social

Norwegian collaboration with EU in the area of health

The European Economic Area (EEA) Agreement is one of Norway's most important international agreements, and cooperation with the EU is of great importance to Norway. Through this agreement, Norway is fully integrated into the EU single market through

Riksantikvaren (The Directorate for Cultural Heritage)

Riksantikvaren is the directorate for cultural environment management and the Ministry of Climate and Environment's advisory and executive body for cultural environment management.

Web page: https://www.riksantikvaren.no/en/