The Divorce Process, the Mediating Body and the Interests of the Children, 1987

The starting point for this project was that mediation is the only divorce procedure in Norway that involves a personal meeting between governmental services and married couples who want to get divorced. Following the Marriage Act (article 44), mediation shall amongst others deal with the children's interests. The project aimed at gathering qualified documentation about how this arrangement works, for example in relation to the law's intentions. Data is gathered from the mediators as well as the recipients. The procedure was evaluated in relation to professional perspectives on preventing psycho-sociological damages from the separation process.