Contact rights between Child and Parents After a Care Order Decision

The PhD-project " Contact rights between Child and Parents After a Care Order Decision" investigates Norway's recurring human rights violations in child welfare cases, particularly concerning premature determinations of long-term placements and their impact on biological parents' visitation rights. This has prompted reforms in the Norwegian child welfare system yet lacks empirical documentation. The project analyzes county board decisions from 2008, 2018, and 2021 using NVivo and the R-program. Collaborating with the BARN-NEMND project at the Center for Research on Discretion and Paternalism, this research aims to shed light on visitation issues in child welfare cases. The project's findings will be of national interest to policymakers, academics, and the public, providing insights into changes in visitation over time and the considerations involved.