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Shared residence of a child

Parents' agreement on the shared of residence of a child

Elimination of a shared residence

Notification of a termination of shared residence

If one or both parents consider the grounds for the shared residence broken, they shall send a notification to the District Commissioner. The District Commissioner offers them instructions on the non-response of shared residence. The District Commissioner may also offer the services of a child welfare specialist to parents. A form for notification of the non-response of divided residence is available here above.

The District Commissioner confirms that the shared residence has ceased. Notice of this is sent to the National Registry of Iceland. After the elimination of the agreement on shared residence, the child remains domiciled with the parent with whom he/she has registered a legal domicile, unless the parents agree otherwise. Registration of a residence home in the National Registry shall be cancelled.

An agreement on shared residence is terminated if:

  • another parent emigrates

  • one parent brings legal action against the other over the custody or legal domicile of the child

  • separated parents rejoin cohabitation

After the shared residence is invalidated, parents must take a stand regarding child support and access. Parents may enter into agreements and request confirmation from the District Commissioner and may also request a ruling from the District Commissioner. Previous agreements or other decisions that had been cancelled because of shared residence are not automatically traced if the agreement on shared residence is cancelled.

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Parents' agreement on the shared of residence of a child

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