Våldsam förälder eller umgängessabotör? - Om bedömningen av barnets bästa
(2021) LAGF03 20212Department of Law
Faculty of Law
- Abstract (Swedish)
- I vårdnadsmål ska utgångspunkten för domstolens bedömning vara barnets bästa. Enligt 6 kap. 2 a § föräldrabalken ska man särskilt beakta risken för att barnet far illa samt barnets behov av en nära och god kontakt med båda sina föräldrar. Det kan därför uppstå situationer där en förälder har varit våldsam mot barnet eller någon annan i familjen medan den andra föräldern hindrat umgänge mellan barnet och den andra föräldern. I dessa fall måste domstolen göra en bedömning av om risken för att barnet far illa eller risken för umgängessabotaget ska väga tyngst.
Denna uppsats syftar till att utreda hur avvägningen mellan risken att barnet far illa och barnets behov av en nära och god kontakt ska göras för att barnets bästa ska tillvaratas i... (More) - I vårdnadsmål ska utgångspunkten för domstolens bedömning vara barnets bästa. Enligt 6 kap. 2 a § föräldrabalken ska man särskilt beakta risken för att barnet far illa samt barnets behov av en nära och god kontakt med båda sina föräldrar. Det kan därför uppstå situationer där en förälder har varit våldsam mot barnet eller någon annan i familjen medan den andra föräldern hindrat umgänge mellan barnet och den andra föräldern. I dessa fall måste domstolen göra en bedömning av om risken för att barnet far illa eller risken för umgängessabotaget ska väga tyngst.
Denna uppsats syftar till att utreda hur avvägningen mellan risken att barnet far illa och barnets behov av en nära och god kontakt ska göras för att barnets bästa ska tillvaratas i alla situationer. Närmare bestämt är det bedömningen av barnets bästa i vårdnadsmål där risken för att barnet far illa och risken för umgängessabotage står i konflikt med varandra som är i fokus i denna uppsats.
Uppsatsen visar att avvägningen måste baseras på riskbedömningar. Först måste riskerna för att barnet far illa och riskerna för umgängessabotage bedömas. Här ska även eventuella lösningar som kan minska riskerna vägas in. Utifrån detta måste det göras en prognos för om dessa risker kommer ske i framtiden. Sedan måste dessa risker vägas mot varandra för att barnets bästa ska kunna bedömas. Det är viktigt att denna avvägning görs i varje enskilt fall utifrån det specifika barnets situation. Schabloniserade bedömningar måste undvikas för att behålla flexibiliteten i principen om barnets bästa så att inget barn riskerar att falla mellan stolarna. (Less) - Abstract
- In court cases concerning custody, the starting point for the court’s assessment must be the child’s best interests. According to 6 chapter 2 a § of the Parental Code, special attention must be brought to the risk of the child being subjected to harm, as well as the child’s needs of a good and close contact with both of its parents. Since these shall be assessed equally, situations may arise where one parent is violent towards the child or any other family member, while the other parent is guilty of sabotaging the contact between the child and the other parent. In these cases, the court must assess whether the risk of the child being subjected to harm, or the sabotaging of contact shall be prioritized.
The purpose of this paper is to... (More) - In court cases concerning custody, the starting point for the court’s assessment must be the child’s best interests. According to 6 chapter 2 a § of the Parental Code, special attention must be brought to the risk of the child being subjected to harm, as well as the child’s needs of a good and close contact with both of its parents. Since these shall be assessed equally, situations may arise where one parent is violent towards the child or any other family member, while the other parent is guilty of sabotaging the contact between the child and the other parent. In these cases, the court must assess whether the risk of the child being subjected to harm, or the sabotaging of contact shall be prioritized.
The purpose of this paper is to investigate how to balance the risk of the child being subjected to harm against the child’s needs of a good and close contact with both of its parents so that the child’s best interests are safeguarded in all situations. Specifically, the focus of this paper is the assessment of the child’s best interests in custody cases where the risk of the child being subjected to harm and the risk of a parent sabotaging the contact between the child and the other parent are in conflict with each other.
The paper finds that the balancing must be based on risk assessments. First of all, the court must assess the risk of the child being subjected to harm as well as the risk of a parent sabotaging the contact between the child and the other parent. Any possible solutions that can reduce the risks must be taken into consideration. Based on this, a forecast must be made to predict if these risks will occur in the future. Then, these risks must be weighed against each other to decide the child’s best interests. It is essential that this balancing is made in each case, based on the specific circumstances in the child’s situation. Standardized assessments must be avoided to maintain the flexibility in the principle of the child’s best interests in order to guarantee that no child is at risk of falling through the cracks. (Less)
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- author
- Lindsjö, Alva LU
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- organization
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- LAGF03 20212
- year
- 2021
- type
- M2 - Bachelor Degree
- subject
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- Familjerätt
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- Swedish
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- 9070154
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- 2022-02-15 11:40:57
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abstract = {{In court cases concerning custody, the starting point for the court’s assessment must be the child’s best interests. According to 6 chapter 2 a § of the Parental Code, special attention must be brought to the risk of the child being subjected to harm, as well as the child’s needs of a good and close contact with both of its parents. Since these shall be assessed equally, situations may arise where one parent is violent towards the child or any other family member, while the other parent is guilty of sabotaging the contact between the child and the other parent. In these cases, the court must assess whether the risk of the child being subjected to harm, or the sabotaging of contact shall be prioritized.
The purpose of this paper is to investigate how to balance the risk of the child being subjected to harm against the child’s needs of a good and close contact with both of its parents so that the child’s best interests are safeguarded in all situations. Specifically, the focus of this paper is the assessment of the child’s best interests in custody cases where the risk of the child being subjected to harm and the risk of a parent sabotaging the contact between the child and the other parent are in conflict with each other.
The paper finds that the balancing must be based on risk assessments. First of all, the court must assess the risk of the child being subjected to harm as well as the risk of a parent sabotaging the contact between the child and the other parent. Any possible solutions that can reduce the risks must be taken into consideration. Based on this, a forecast must be made to predict if these risks will occur in the future. Then, these risks must be weighed against each other to decide the child’s best interests. It is essential that this balancing is made in each case, based on the specific circumstances in the child’s situation. Standardized assessments must be avoided to maintain the flexibility in the principle of the child’s best interests in order to guarantee that no child is at risk of falling through the cracks.}},
author = {{Lindsjö, Alva}},
language = {{swe}},
note = {{Student Paper}},
title = {{Våldsam förälder eller umgängessabotör? - Om bedömningen av barnets bästa}},
year = {{2021}},
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