The article focuses on the law related to child custody in Sweden. Joint custody is the most common form of custody in the country. Children of married parents are automatically in the custody of both parents. If the parents are later divorced, joint custody simply remains with both parents. If a child's parents are not married at the time of the child's birth, the mother becomes the sole custodian. In Swedish law, one or both parents may lose custody of a child if the parents are guilty of abuse or negligence. In case of the death of a parent, if a child has no legal custodian, a court will grant custody to one or two specially appointed legal custodians. The legal custodian or custodians have a right and an obligation to decide all questions concerning the care and education of a child. According to Swedish law, a child's preference must be given consideration with regard to age and maturity of the child. The law has introduced cooperation talks in which gives importance to a child's participation in these talks and his preferences.

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Parental Rights and Responsibilities in Germany. Dethloff, Nina // Family Law Quarterly;Summer2005, Vol. 39 Issue 2, p315 The article discusses German laws related to parental responsibilities and custody of children. The history of the development of recent German law on parental responsibility is outlined, followed by an outline of the German custody law in general. It is noted that legal responsibility for a...

Child Custody Law of the Republic of Ireland. Shannon, Geoffrey // Family Law Quarterly;Summer2005, Vol. 39 Issue 2, p353 The article discusses child custody law in the Republic of Ireland. As the primary source of rights in the family law arena is identified as Ireland's Constitution, the first section of the article discusses the constitutional definition of the family and the Constitution's position on the...

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Easier House-Hopping. Kump, Theresa // Parenting;Mar99, Vol. 13 Issue 2, p177 Provides tips on how to make joint custody of children or visitation easier. Preparing the child for transition; How to ease their initial anxiety.

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Shared parenting. Smyth, Bruce; Caruana, Catherine; Ferro, Anna // Family Matters;Winter2003, Issue 65, p48 The article presents information on shared parenting. In 1997, around 1 million children in Australia fewer than 18 were living with one natural parent and had a parent living elsewhere. Thus a core concern for public policy continues to be how to foster the continuing care and support of...