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Cash benefit for parents of infants

Families with children aged between one and two years who do not attend a kindergarten may receive a cash benefit.

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.

Child benefit

Those who have children under 18 years of age living permanently with them are entitled to child benefit. Child benefit is payable for each child without any means or needs testing and is tax-free.

Meld. St. 6 (2019–2020) Early intervention and inclusive education in kindergartens, schools and out-of-school-hours care -

Forms

For applications in accordance with the Hague Convention of 1980, please use the following forms: Forms in English: Application for repatriation/access (PDF) Application for repatriation/access (Word) Forms in Norwegian: Søknad om tilbakelevering/

Contact

The Norwegian Directorate for Children, Youth and Family Affairs Tel: +47 466 15 000 E-mail: barnebortforing@bufdir.no Office address: Fredrik Selmers vei 3, Oslo Postal address: PO Box 2233, 3102 Tønsberg, Norway Ministry of Foreign Affairs Phone +

Assistance provided by the Norwegian authorities

The kind of assistance provided by the Norwegian authorities will depend on whether the child has been abducted to/from a country that has signed an international convention on child abduction. The information on these pages is therefore divided

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.

Agreement for parental responsibility

Download agreement: Agreement for parental responsibility (Q-0199) English (pdf) Agreement for parental responsibility (Q-0199) ) Bokmål (pdf) Agreement for parental responsibility (Q-0199) Nynorsk (pdf)

Parents who have a child outside of a relationship automatically have joint parental responsibility

In principle, all children born from and including 1 January 2020 have parents with joint parental responsibility. This applies to children whose parents are married, children whose parents are cohabitants, and children whose parents do not live

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.

Children moving or travelling abroad

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

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

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

Parental responsibility

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

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

Report on Protection of Children against Sexual Exploitation and Sexual Abuse

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

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

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

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.