
The Family Counselling Office in Norway: free advice, mediation and couples therapy
The family counselling office gives free help to couples and families with conflict, parenting cooperation and mediation without referral.
Kindergarten, school, parental leave, child welfare and family reunification.
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The family counselling office gives free help to couples and families with conflict, parenting cooperation and mediation without referral.

Divorce usually requires one year of separation, but violence and coercion may allow direct divorce. Learn about children, mediation and finances.

Students in grades 1–3 receive 12 free hours of SFO per week, and no family pays more than 6 percent of income. How SFO and AKS work, and how to apply in 2026.

Their children's future is the main reason Ukrainian families stay in Norway. This is the gap between Norwegian and Ukrainian schools – and what parents should know.

The income requirement for family immigration is around 436,957 kr in 2026. EEA citizens are exempt. How the rules and amounts work.

Access, interpreter, a free lawyer and the right to appeal: what rights parents and children have when barnevernet opens a case.

Has barnevernet made contact? A practical step-by-step: read the letter, ask for an interpreter, prepare, and know when to get a lawyer.

Physical punishment is forbidden in Norway – even a light smack. How immigrant parents can avoid misunderstandings with school and barnevernet.

Why do many immigrants fear barnevernet, and what is actually true? How the support service works – and what contact really means.

Parental benefit Norway explained: check income, application, father's quota and common mistakes before leave starts and income stops.

Contact the municipality about school immediately. Apply for kindergarten separately; its admission rules and deadlines differ.

Learn how the child welfare service works in Norway, what rights you have as a parent, and what you need to know for the Samfunnskunnskapsprøven. A clear overview.