About family law in Sweden
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These pages set out in brief the rules in Sweden governing marriage and divorce, how marriage affects the couple’s finances, and what applies to cohabiting couples. They also contain information about parenthood, custody and child maintenance, and about some of Sweden’s inheritance rules. These pages outline the rules that apply since 1 August 2023.
These pages provide information about the provisions in Swedish law that apply in the following areas:
- Marriage
- Cohabitee relationships
- About parenthood
- About children
- Adoption
- Administrators, guardians ad litem and continuing powers of attorney
- Death and inheritance
- Advice and other assistance
The provisions in the law described here come mainly from the
Acts and ordinances
The applicable acts and ordinances are available in Swedish at www.lagrummet.se. When changes are made to these statutes, the amended statutes are published in the Swedish Code of Statutes (SFS), where they can be read and downloaded from the website.
