– a children’s law that makes it worse for children

But the proposal for a new law sent to the Storting now can create more quarrel and conflict in the event of a breakup. It goes beyond the children.

The concern for the new Children’s Act is great in the first line, from brokers in family protection, psychologists and judges, who meet children from families where there is conflict. They fear that if the Storting adopts the Bill on so -called « daily authority » as a general rule, it will increase the level of conflict around these children. That’s the last thing these kids need. Already we see that more break -ups than before are categorized as high conflict.

The idea behind the bill is that it is good for the children to have both parents as equal and equal. The Children’s Ombudsman agrees with the intention, and will recall that children have an independent right to family life, and to receive care from both their parents. Most people also get this, and divorced parents cooperate pretty much. The challenge is when the parents do not cooperate. Then we have to find solutions that are for the benefit of the children and ensure that their rights are safeguarded. The proposal seems to rest on starting a breakup with blank sheets, without prehistory. That’s not the reality. The warnings from those who meet these families are clear: To impose cooperation will not work.

The children in the middle

The theory of equality between parents as a generally good for children who feel that parents go through a breakup does not have coverage in research. Several district courts and other legal environments have protested the proposal during the hearing. The Children’s Ombudsman finds that family protection is also very concerned that this will be a reality. Although divorce is « usual », with fractures in half of marriages that are entered into, it is not an everyday matter for those who experience it. For children, it is often a great life crisis and something that goes beyond both children’s health and schooling. Growing up with long -lasting conflict around him harms children. When 30 percent of the conflicts between parents to be separated turn into a high conflict, it affects about 10,000 children a year.

Mina Gerhardsen

Children’s representative