2023-03-292022/23:SkU8 · p.4SkUTaxation
Population registration of children at two addresses, etc.
Custody rules and official correspondence to separated parents
What's at stake: A change would give more parents automatic joint custody and ensure both receive information from, for example, school and healthcare, whereas the current arrangement can leave a parent without joint custody, or without a shared address, dependent on the other parent passing information on.
Case texts and AI reasoning are AI-translated from the Swedish originals; the Swedish text is authoritative.
What the vote decides
The question is whether joint custody should become the default for all children from birth and whether official correspondence should always be sent to both legal guardians when they do not share an address, or whether the current arrangement should remain.
Yes Yes — the committee proposal
The committee emphasises that population-register data should accurately reflect, among other things, residents' family-law circumstances, but does not see grounds at this time to change the custody rules so that joint custody becomes the default from birth, or to require that official correspondence always be sent to both legal guardians, and rejects the motions.
No No — the reservations
Reservation 5 (C)
The reservation wants the law changed so that joint custody becomes the default for all children from birth, regardless of the parents' marital status, and wants official mail and communications from, for example, preschool, school and healthcare to always be sent to both legal guardians when they do not share an address, instead of today's practice of sending it only to the parent the child lives with.
Summarised from the committee report. Party labels in the summary come from the report, not from the vote.
What do the votes mean here?
Yes The committee proposal: rejecting the motions (keeping things as they are).
No Backing the counter-proposal: reservation 5 by C.
Abstain The party marks a position of its own that is not one of the two final alternatives.
The decision would have held
Explicit commitments that contradicted the vote: SDSverigedemokraterna
Ja 281–21Ja 217–85
Counterfactual: the parties above are moved to the position their own documents explicitly point at, carrying their whole contingent present. Every other party keeps its real figures, including dissenters and absentees.
How the AI parties would have voted
For each party: what its own plan – election manifesto and party programme – argues for in this case, next to how the party actually voted. The AI can only answer Yes or No; a party can also abstain.
| AI | Vote | Confidence | Evidence | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| V | Yes | Yes 21/0/0/3 | match | confidence: medium | not addressed |
| S | No | Yes 93/0/0/14 | differs | confidence: low | not addressed |
| MP | Yes | Yes 15/0/0/3 | match | confidence: medium | derived |
| C | No | No 0/21/0/3 | match | confidence: low | not addressed |
| L | No | Yes 14/0/0/2 | differs | confidence: medium | not addressed |
| KD | No | Yes 15/0/0/4 | differs | confidence: medium | not addressed |
| M | No | Yes 59/0/0/9 | differs | confidence: medium | not addressed |
| SD | No | Yes 64/0/0/9 | differsagainst own programme | confidence: high | explicit |
Committee proposal
The Riksdag rejects the motions 2022/23:881 by Martina Johansson et al. (C) amendment 24 and 2022/23:1673 by Annie Lööf et al. (C) amendment 94.
Original (Swedish)
Riksdagen avslår motionerna 2022/23:881 av Martina Johansson m.fl. (C) yrkande 24 och 2022/23:1673 av Annie Lööf m.fl. (C) yrkande 94.
Riksdag decision: The Swedish Tax Agency shall have better opportunities to reduce the amount of errors and fraud in population registration. This is to be able to counter crime directed against, among other things, the welfare systems. The Riksdag said yes to the government's proposal. Through the legislative changes, the Swedish Tax Agency may process personal data to conduct data analysis and selection in order to prevent, avert and detect incorrect information in population registration. The agency shall focus on areas with high risk for errors and fraud and where the best possible effect can be achieved. For the information collected for analysis and selection, new regulations are introduced, which, among other things, aim to reduce the interference with personal integrity that the proposals may entail. For example, special rules are introduced regarding the maximum time for processing personal data as well as strong confidentiality protection. The legislative changes concerning data analysis and selection and the amendment to the law on risk tax for credit institutions enter into force on 1 May 2023. Other legislative changes enter into force on 1 September 2023.
Counter-proposals
- The counter-proposal wants to make joint custody the norm for all children from birth. (C) — Reservation 5
Plan vs actual vote
Every party, in chamber order: what its own plan pointed to, how it voted, and the reasoning behind both. Highlighted rows are where the two differ — but a vote that follows the plan is a result too, so the reasoning is there for every party.
The election manifesto's explicit commitment is that the child perspective shall be strengthened in custody matters and that a perpetrator of violence shall not be able to retain joint custody.
Plan documents: 2022 manifesto · party programme
Reasoning and quotes
The election manifesto's explicit commitment is that the child perspective shall be strengthened in custody matters and that a perpetrator of violence shall not be able to retain joint custody. A rule that makes joint custody the default rule for all children from birth, regardless of the parents' relationship, goes in the opposite direction since it would give even abusive parents custody automatically. The requirement for information to both custodians is less problematic, but does not bear the proposal as a whole.
Original (Swedish)
Valmanifestets uttryckliga åtagande är att barnperspektivet ska stärkas i vårdnadsfrågor och att en våldsutövare inte ska kunna behålla gemensam vårdnad. En regel som gör gemensam vårdnad till huvudregel för alla barn från födseln, oavsett föräldrarnas förhållande, går i motsatt riktning eftersom den skulle ge även våldsutövande föräldrar vårdnad automatiskt. Kravet på information till båda vårdnadshavarna är mindre problematiskt, men bär inte förslaget som helhet.
- no custody for perpetrators of violencedecisive»Barnperspektivet måste stärkas i vårdnadstvister och det ska inte vara möjligt för våldsutövare att behålla gemensam vårdnad.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“The child perspective must be strengthened in custody disputes and it shall not be possible for perpetrators of violence to retain joint custody.”
- violence as a structural problem»Mäns våld mot kvinnor är ett strukturellt samhällsproblem.« (party programme ↗)“Men's violence against women is a structural societal problem.”
- the best interests of the child first»Vänsterpartiets politik ska utformas så att barnens bästa kom« (party programme ↗)“The Left Party's policy shall be formulated so that the best interests of”
The programme requires that women and men have equal opportunity to take responsibility for home, family and children, and the election manifesto states that children should see both parents go to work, which supports joint custody becoming the main rule and parental authority vesting with both custodians.
Plan documents: party programme · 2022 manifesto
Reasoning and quotes
The programme requires that women and men have equal opportunity to take responsibility for home, family and children, and the election manifesto states that children should see both parents go to work, which supports joint custody becoming the main rule and parental authority vesting with both custodians. However, the best interests of the child must carry weight under the child convention, which may argue against an automatic main rule in individual cases. Custody rules are not treated in the documents, hence the low certainty.
Original (Swedish)
Programmet kräver att kvinnor och män får lika möjlighet att ta ansvar för hem, familj och barn, och valmanifestet att barn ska se båda sina föräldrar gå till jobbet, vilket talar för att gemensam vårdnad blir huvudregel och att myndighetspost går till båda vårdnadshavarna. Samtidigt gäller att barnens bästa ska väga tungt enligt barnkonventionen, vilket kan tala emot en automatisk huvudregel i enskilda fall. Vårdnadsreglerna behandlas inte i dokumenten, därav låg säkerhet.
- equal parentingdecisive»måste få möjlighet att ta lika ansvar för hem, familj och barn och att jämnt fördela det« (party programme ↗)“must be given the opportunity to share responsibility equally for home, family and children and to distribute it evenly”
- both parents engaged»Barn ska ha goda förebilder och se båda sina föräldrar gå till jobbet.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Children should have good role models and see both their parents go to work.”
- the child's best interests»Alla barn ska ha rätt till en trygg uppväxt i enlighet med FN:s barnkonvention.« (party programme ↗)“All children shall have the right to a safe upbringing in accordance with the UN child convention.”
- equal conditions for children»Alla barn och ungdomar ska ha rätt till likvärdiga villkor« (party programme ↗)“All children and young people shall have the right to equal conditions”
The plan takes no explicit position on what the committee actually decided — often because the committee's reason was procedural. The stance is derived and fully cited, but it does not show the party broke a commitment.
The election manifesto establishes that children's right to security weighs more heavily than violent parents' right to their children and that children should be protected from being forced to have contact with a violent parent.
Plan documents: 2022 manifesto · party programme
Reasoning and quotes
The election manifesto establishes that children's right to security weighs more heavily than violent parents' right to their children and that children should be protected from being forced to have contact with a violent parent. Joint custody as the default rule for all children from birth, regardless of circumstances, places a general rule ahead of the child rights assessment the plan requires, where the child convention should be law and decisions preceded by child impact analysis. The counter-proposal's demand is therefore rejected.
Original (Swedish)
Valmanifestet slår fast att barns rätt till trygghet väger tyngre än våldsamma föräldrars rätt till sina barn och att barn ska skyddas från att tvingas till umgänge med en våldsam förälder. Gemensam vårdnad som huvudregel för alla barn från födseln, oavsett förhållanden, sätter en generell regel före den barnrättsprövning planen kräver, där barnkonventionen ska vara lag och beslut föregås av barnkonsekvensanalys. Motförslagets krav avvisas därför.
- children's security weighs mostdecisive»I vårt Sverige väger barns rätt till trygghet tyngre än våldsamma föräldrars rätt till sina barn.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“In our Sweden, children's right to security weighs more heavily than violent parents' right to their children.”
- protection from violent parent»skydda barn från att tvingas till umgänge med en våldsam förälder.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“protect children from being forced to have contact with a violent parent.”
- child convention as law»barnkonvention ska bli svensk lag och politiska« (party programme ↗)“child convention should become Swedish law and political”
- diverse family constellations»familjekonstellationer. En familj bygger på kärlek,« (party programme ↗)“family constellations. A family is built on love,”
The plan does not address custody regulations, but the party programme requires equal responsibility for home and family and that the rights and perspectives of children are of utmost importance.
Plan documents: party programme · 2022 manifesto
Reasoning and quotes
The plan does not address custody regulations, but the party programme requires equal responsibility for home and family and that the rights and perspectives of children are of utmost importance. Joint custody as a standard and notification to both custodians follows from that line, as does the election manifesto's goal that parenthood should not be an economic or career trap for women. Since the plan is silent on the custody question, the conclusion is derived and uncertain.
Original (Swedish)
Planen behandlar inte vårdnadsreglerna, men partiprogrammet kräver ett jämställt ansvar för hem och familj och att barnens rättigheter och perspektiv är av största betydelse. Gemensam vårdnad som huvudregel och information till båda vårdnadshavarna följer av den linjen, liksom valmanifestets mål att föräldraskap inte ska vara en ekonomisk eller karriärmässig fälla för kvinnor. Eftersom planen är tyst om just vårdnadsfrågan är slutsatsen härledd och osäker.
- equal parental responsibilitydecisive»ett jämställt ansvar för hem och familj.« (party programme ↗)“equal responsibility for home and family.”
- the child's perspective»Av största betydelse är då barnens rättigheter och perspektiv.« (party programme ↗)“Of utmost importance are then the rights and perspectives of children.”
- equal parenthood»Att föda barn ska inte stå i vägen för karriären och föräldraskap ska inte vara en ekonomisk fälla för kvinnor.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Having children should not stand in the way of career and parenthood should not be an economic trap for women.”
- the best of family and children»Föräldraförsäkringen ska utformas efter familjens och barnens bästa.« (party programme ↗)“Parental insurance should be designed for the benefit of family and children.”
The party programme establishes that gender equality presupposes shared responsibility for home and children and that children's rights have been clarified through the convention on the rights of the child as law, and the election manifesto wants parental insurance that strengthens gender equality.
Plan documents: party programme · 2022 manifesto
Reasoning and quotes
The party programme establishes that gender equality presupposes shared responsibility for home and children and that children's rights have been clarified through the convention on the rights of the child as law, and the election manifesto wants parental insurance that strengthens gender equality. Joint custody as the default from birth and government mail to both guardians follows from that shared responsibility and from the child's right to both parents. The plan does not directly address custody rules, which is why the support is inferred.
Original (Swedish)
Partiprogrammet slår fast att jämställdhet förutsätter delat ansvar för hem och barn och att barns rättigheter tydliggjorts genom barnkonventionen som lag, och valmanifestet vill en föräldraförsäkring som stärker jämställdheten. Gemensam vårdnad som huvudregel från födseln och myndighetspost till båda vårdnadshavarna följer av det delade ansvaret och av barnets rätt till båda föräldrarna. Planen behandlar inte vårdnadsreglerna direkt, varför stödet är härlett.
- shared parental responsibilitydecisive»Jämställdhet förutsätter delat ansvar för hem och barn.« (party programme ↗)“Gender equality presupposes shared responsibility for home and children.”
- equal parenting»Vi vill se ny föräldraförsäkring som både värnar valfriheten och stärker jämställdheten på arbetsmarknaden.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“We want to see new parental insurance that both protects the freedom of choice and strengthens gender equality in the labor market.”
- the Convention on the Rights of the Child as law»Genom att FN:s barnkonvention införlivats i svensk lag tydliggörs barns och ungas rättigheter.« (party programme ↗)“By incorporating the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child into Swedish law, the rights of children and young people are clarified.”
- the child as a legal subject»Barn och ungdomar har rätt att respekteras som individer« (party programme ↗)“Children and young people have the right to be respected as individuals”
The plan takes no explicit position on what the committee actually decided — often because the committee's reason was procedural. The stance is derived and fully cited, but it does not show the party broke a commitment.
The plan stipulates that children have the right to contact with both parents, not least daily contact even when parents do not live together, and that both parents have the right and obligation to participate in children's care and upbringing.
Plan documents: party programme
Reasoning and quotes
The plan stipulates that children have the right to contact with both parents, not least daily contact even when parents do not live together, and that both parents have the right and obligation to participate in children's care and upbringing. Joint custody as the main rule from birth and mailing address to both custodians fulfils this. The plan does not take a position on the technical design of custody rules.
Original (Swedish)
Planen slår fast att barn har rätt till kontakt med båda sina föräldrar, inte minst den vardagliga kontakten även när föräldrarna inte lever tillsammans, och att båda föräldrarna har rätt och skyldighet att delta i barnens omvårdnad och fostran. Gemensam vårdnad som huvudregel från födseln och myndighetspost till båda vårdnadshavarna fullföljer detta. Planen tar inte ställning till vårdnadsreglernas tekniska utformning.
- children's right to both parentsdecisive»har rätt till kontakt med båda sina föräldrar« (party programme ↗)“have the right to contact with both their parents”
- parents' equal responsibility»Båda föräldrarna har rätt och skyldighet att delta i barnens omvårdnad och fostran.« (party programme ↗)“Both parents have the right and obligation to participate in children's care and upbringing.”
- contact regardless of cohabitation»även om föräldrarna inte lever tillsammans« (party programme ↗)“even if the parents do not live together”
- child's right to their origin»Varje barn har rätt till kännedom om sitt ursprung« (party programme ↗)“Every child has the right to know their origin”
The plan takes no explicit position on what the committee actually decided — often because the committee's reason was procedural. The stance is derived and fully cited, but it does not show the party broke a commitment.
The plan wants to emphasise and strengthen parental responsibility, make all family legislation gender-neutral and increase both parents' participation in the child's life.
Plan documents: 2022 manifesto · party programme
Reasoning and quotes
The plan wants to emphasise and strengthen parental responsibility, make all family legislation gender-neutral and increase both parents' participation in the child's life. Joint custody as the main rule from birth, regardless of parents' marital status, and information to both guardians follows from precisely these commitments. The plan, however, does not explicitly address custody rules.
Original (Swedish)
Planen vill betona och förstärka föräldraansvaret, göra all familjelagstiftning könsneutral och öka båda föräldrarnas delaktighet i barnets liv. Gemensam vårdnad som huvudregel från födseln, oavsett föräldrarnas civilstånd, och information till båda vårdnadshavarna följer av just dessa åtaganden. Planen behandlar dock inte vårdnadsreglerna uttryckligen.
- strengthened parental responsibilitydecisive»Betona och förstärka föräldraansvaret« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Emphasise and strengthen parental responsibility”
- gender-neutral family legislation»Se till att all familjelagstiftning är könsneutral« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Ensure that all family legislation is gender-neutral”
- child development first»Samhällets viktigaste investering för framtiden är barns utveckling.« (party programme ↗)“Society's most important investment for the future is children's development.”
- both parents' participation»Öka flexibiliteten i föräldraförsäkringen och göra fler dagar till dubbeldagar« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Increase flexibility in parental insurance and make more days into double days”
The plan takes no explicit position on what the committee actually decided — often because the committee's reason was procedural. The stance is derived and fully cited, but it does not show the party broke a commitment.
The plan states that joint custody shall be seen as the norm and that children's need for both their parents shall be met regardless of family structure, with the child's best interest as the central starting point.
Plan documents: 2022 manifesto
Reasoning and quotes
The plan states that joint custody shall be seen as the norm and that children's need for both their parents shall be met regardless of family structure, with the child's best interest as the central starting point. The counter-proposal's demands that joint custody becomes the main rule from birth and that official mail goes to both custodians directly implement this commitment.
Original (Swedish)
Planen slår fast att gemensam vårdnad ska ses som norm och att barns behov av båda sina föräldrar ska tillgodoses oavsett familjekonstellation, med barnets bästa som central utgångspunkt. Motförslagets krav på att gemensam vårdnad blir huvudregel från födseln och att myndighetspost går till båda vårdnadshavarna verkställer detta åtagande direkt.
- joint custody as normdecisive»Gemensam vårdnad ska ses som norm.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Joint custody shall be seen as the norm.”
- joint custody as norm»Att gemensam vårdnad utgör norm« (2022 manifesto ↗)“That joint custody is the norm”
- child's right to both parents»Att barns behov av båda sina föräldrar tillgodoses, oavsett vilken familjekonstellation vuxna personer väljer är grundläggande.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“That children's need for both their parents is met, regardless of which family structure adults choose, is fundamental.”
- child's best interest»Att barnets bästa alltid ska beaktas« (2022 manifesto ↗)“That the child's best interest shall always be considered”
The stance rests on the quoted commitment in the party's own documents; the actual vote deviated. Click the quote to verify it in the document.
Share and embed
Sources and documents
- The committee report on riksdagen.se (2022/23:SkU8)
- Committee report full text (HA01SkU8)
- Per-MP voting data (API)
- Case status (API)
Documents under consideration
- Motion 2022/23:1022 — Sverigevänlig skatte- och indrivningspolitik för välfärd, trygghet och företagande av Per Söderlund m.fl. (SD)
- Motion 2022/23:123 — Fler åtgärder för bättre folkbokföring av Anna Vikström (S)
- Motion 2022/23:1311 — Kvinnor som lever under hot av Alexandra Völker och Azadeh Rojhan (båda S)
- Motion 2022/23:1431 — Kosovos medborgarskap av Adnan Dibrani (S)
- Motion 2022/23:1436 — Ändra civilstånd av Monica Haider (S)
- Motion 2022/23:1493 — Regelverk om tillåtet antal folkbokförda i en och samma bostad av Bo Broman (SD)
- Motion 2022/23:1673 — Jämställdhet för hållbar utveckling av Annie Lööf m.fl. (C)
- Motion 2022/23:1680 — Situationen för kvinnor som tvingas leva gömda av Helena Vilhelmsson m.fl. (C)
- Motion 2022/23:2141 — Svenskar i utlandet av Markus Wiechel och Lars Andersson (båda SD)
- Motion 2022/23:223 — Bedrägerier med personnummer av Mikael Larsson (C)
- Motion 2022/23:2315 — med anledning av prop. 2022/23:41 Bättre möjligheter för Skatteverket att göra dataanalyser och urval i folkbokföringsverksamheten av Ilona Szatmári Waldau m.fl. (V)
- Motion 2022/23:292 — Nationell folkräkning och biometriska id-handlingar av Jan Ericson (M)
- Motion 2022/23:559 — Ett transparent skattesystem och ett ökat skydd för känsliga personuppgifter av Markus Wiechel (SD)
- Motion 2022/23:881 — En rättssäker familjepolitik i tiden av Martina Johansson m.fl. (C)
- Motion 2022/23:883 — Våld i nära relation - ett samhällsproblem av Ulrika Liljeberg m.fl. (C)
- Motion 2022/23:959 — Krafttag mot hedersrelaterat våld och förtryck av Michael Rubbestad m.fl. (SD)
- Motion 2022/23:961 — Arbetsmarknad och arbetsmiljö av Magnus Persson m.fl. (SD)
- Proposition 2022/23:41 — Bättre möjligheter för Skatteverket att göra dataanalyser och urval i folkbokföringsverksamheten
Source: The Swedish Parliament