In Norway, a child custody case is opened, the court will hear evidence and make a determination of custody, and then close the case.

What this means for child custody on an international level is that Norway and the Norwegian courts, do not maintain ongoing jurisdiction. So that if a custodial parent moves away from Norway, the Norwegian court can relinquish child custody jurisdiction to a foreign court to make orders that are more appropriate on the new habitual residence of the child.

Our firm has litigated this issue in the Los Angeles Superior Court and has coordinated with local legal counsel in Oslo Norway to achieve a positive result for our child custody client.