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NOR-1981-L-68579
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Title_of_text
Children Act (No. 7 of 1981).
Main Region
First Region
Country(ies)
Norway
Subjects (Classification)
Elimination of child labour, protection of children and young persons
Adopted on (Date of text)
1981-04-08
Scope of text
National
Type of legislation (Type of text)
Law, Act
Second Region
Abstract/Citation
Regulates various issues relating to children and parents. Divided into 9 parts. Part 1 (s. 1-2) provides for notification of childbirth and establishment of identity of mother of child. Part 2 (s. 3-9) makes provision for identity of father of child. Part 3 (s. 10-13) regulates duties of maintenance enforcement officer and county governor in paternity cases; Part 4 (s. 14-29) procedure in paternity cases. Part 5 (s. 30-43a) provides for parental responsibility and permanent residence of child. Part 6 (s. 44-50) deals with right of access and related issues. Part 7 (s. 51-62) makes provision for duty to rear child. Part 8 (s. 63-67) contains provisions regarding application of Children Act when parents have connections to foreign countries. Part 9 (s. 68-71) contains concluding provisions.
Amending Text region
Amending text(s)
2005-06-17 (NOR-2005-L-70973)
Act (No. 63 of 2005) to amend the Children Act (No. 7 of 1981) (joint parental authority between cohabiting parents).
Amending text(s)
2006-04-07 (NOR-2006-L-73784)
Act (No. 6 of 2006) to amend the Children Act (No. 7 of 1981) etc.
Amending text(s)
2006-06-16 (NOR-2006-L-74262)
The Labour and Welfare Administration Act (No. 20 of 2006).
Amending text(s)
2007-06-29 (NOR-2007-L-79989)
Act (No. 53 of 2007) amending the Children Act (No. 7 of 1981).
Amending text(s)
2013-06-21 (NOR-2013-L-97491)
Act (No. 62 of 2013) amending the Children Act (No. 7 of 1981).
Amending text(s)
2013-06-21 (NOR-2013-L-97492)
Act (No. 64 of 2013) amending the Children Act (No. 7 of 1981).
Electronic region
Electronic source title
Unofficial English translation
Publisher
Lovdata
Country
Norway
URL
http://www.ub.uio.no/ujur/ulovdata/lov-19810408-007-eng.pdf
Page range
20 p.