Families and children
The Ministry of Children and Families endeavours to ensure that children and young people get a good upbringing and that families can feel secure, both financially and socially.
Child Welfare
The primary duty of the child welfare services is to ensure that children and young people living under conditions that may harm their health and development will receive the necessary assistance when they need it, and to contribute to giving children and young people safe conditions for growing up.
Adoption
An adoption order may only be issued when it can be assumed that adoption is in the best interests of the child. The fundamental condition of the child's best interests applies to all forms of adoption.
More on families and children
Latest on families and children
What's new
- Norway Moves Forward with Age Limit for Social Media News story 11/06/2025
- Committee will Investigate Foreign Adoptions News story 20/06/2023
- Submission of the report from the Expert Commission on Child Welfare to the Minister for Children and Families News story 20/03/2023
- Recently arrived students must receive quality education within three months News story 20/06/2022
- Revised National Budget: Additional child-related expertise at asylum reception centres Press release 12/05/2022
Documents
- Declining birth rates in Norway: Development and possible policy measures for young adults Report 24/04/2025
- Marriage Act is available at Lovdata Law 19/12/2024
- Meld. St. 5 (2023–2024) - A Resilient Health Emergency Preparedness Report to the Storting 24/11/2023
- Human rights for persons with intellectual disabilities Report 13/09/2023
- The Norwegian Government's Action Plan on Gender and Sexual Diversity (2023–2026) Plans/strategy 06/09/2023
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Contact
Department of Childhood, Youth and Family Affairs
E-mail: postmottak@bfd.dep.no
Phone:
+47 22 24 25 19
Address:
Postboks 8036 Dep, 0030 Oslo
Visitor address:
Akersgata 59, Oslo