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The 1987 Swedish Family Law Reform

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  28 February 2019

Fariborz Nozari
Fariborz Nozari*
Affiliation:
European Law Division, Law Library, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C., U.S.A.
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A major family law reform was implemented in Sweden during 1987. A new marriage code was enacted. Certain limited rights were granted to cohabitants. A special law protecting the right of homosexual cohabitants was adopted. And consequently, the Inheritance Code and a number of other laws had to be amended to meet the requirement of the above mentioned legislation.

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International Journal of Legal Information , Volume 17 , Issue 3 , Winter 1989 , pp. 219 - 232
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Copyright © 1989 by The Institute for International Legal Information 

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1. The new Marriage Code, Svensk Författningssamling (SFS 1987: 230), replaced the 1920 Marriage Code.Google Scholar

2. Statens Offentliga Utredningar (SOU 1972: 41) pp. 57–66.Google Scholar

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19. These rules are stipulated in chapter 9 of the Code.Google Scholar

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26. Note that the rules governing the custody of children are stipulated in the Parent and Children Code. In principle, the custody of a child born out of wedlock is entrusted to the mother. However, in connection with an amendment which was made to the family law in 1974, the father of a child born out of wedlock may upon the court's decision be entrusted with the custody, if it is deemed to be in the child's best interest. By a mutual agreement, both parents can have joint custody.Google Scholar

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40. Id. p. 206. The base amount changes, whenever a certain minimum changes occurs in the Consumers’ Price Index.Google Scholar

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50. Some members of the Commission were of the opinion that homosexuals should be able to enter into a legal marriage and be entitled to adopt children. The Commission, however, decided against such measures. The Commission said that present-day value judgments with regard to marriage are so firmly rooted that it is hardly possible to speak of marriage between two individuals of the same sex. (SOU 1984; 63, p. 275).Google Scholar

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