Family Law FAQ

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Common questions about custody, contact, divorce, inheritance, wills and matrimonial property division under Swedish law. Swedish statutes (ÄktB, ÄB, FB, Sambolagen) keep their original names.

20 common family-law questions

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20 common family-law questions

How do custody and contact work in Sweden?

What does joint custody mean?

When can sole custody be granted?

How does divorce work in Sweden?

What is child maintenance and how is it calculated?

What happens to the home in a divorce?

How does inheritance work in Sweden?

Difference between laglott and arvslott?

How do you make a valid will?

What is a bouppteckning (estate inventory)?

Can cohabitants inherit from each other?

What is an äktenskapsförord (prenuptial agreement)?

How do debts affect the division?

What applies to adoption?

Do grandparents have a right to contact?

What is a framtidsfullmakt (lasting power of attorney)?

How does division during marriage work (ÄktB ch. 9)?

What is enskild egendom (separate property)?

Who inherits when there is no will?

What applies to särkullbarn (children from a previous relationship)?

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