WA Child Custody

[mathewb]

Hi, I have been in a de facto relationship with a Swedish women and we have a 15month old child........we recently moved from Perth to Sweden and within a few weeks decided to separate. I plan on staying!!!!
In Sweden unmarried mothers automatically get 100% custody.
I seen a lawyer today who ask if i had joint custody of the child in Australia and if i had any proof???
I was at the birth, we lived together, i've supported them both.....just a normal relationship.
but my question is "did I have joint custody of the child while we were together in the relationship? No court ordered or anything like that.

 

[sammy01]

Not by any legal definition. You're gonna need to work within the Swedish system, not the Australian one.
This article is worth you reading

https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/10502556.2018.1454198#:~:text=The%20Swedish%20family%20law%2C%20in,neglect%2C%20cruelty%2C%20and%20exploitation

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It seems Sweeden does support shared parenting.

 

[mathewb]

Not by any legal definition. You're gonna need to work within the Swedish system, not the Australian one.
This article is worth you reading

https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/10502556.2018.1454198#:~:text=The%20Swedish%20family%20law%2C%20in,neglect%2C%20cruelty%2C%20and%20exploitation

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It seems Sweeden does support shared parenting.

Thanks Sammy, the Swedish lawyer simply asked if i joint custody in Australia........tomorrow i will see her again I will say "Yes but not any legal definition"

 

[sammy01]

Look if you were living with the mum the whole time since the birth of the child then that is an important distinction. I hope it works out for you.