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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.

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. 

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