Countries
Categories
Iceland
Individuals and Families
(Click on description to provide feedback)
Title
Description
Death is required
The death of relatives and friends becomes a turning point that marks the lives of people. Sadness and other reactions to death are different and individual and often take into account the eve of death, which can be long or nonexistent.
Legs OWS
Cemeteries and burial grounds are inviolable by law. It is not possible to erect structures, operate organizations or operate a company that is caused by noise or noise near cemeteries.
Functions organized
When planning a funeral, it is desirable to follow the wishes of the deceased if they are available and make the necessary decisions in their view. Functions can take place in churches, chapels, prayer houses, religious congregations / life-observation societies, private homes and various other meeting places.
His funeral
The funeral is the greeting of the community. In funerals, people show their gratitude and respect and relatives sympathy.
Pregnancy and childbirth
Pregnant women receive free maternity care if they have registered domicile in Iceland for the past six months. The purpose is to promote the health of the mother and the child through professional care, support and education.
naming
Child should give a name before it reaches six months of age. The register of human names contains all Icelandic names that have been accepted, but special laws apply to naming.
Students with children
Students receive day care for their children, either at daycare centers or at kindergartens.
Infertility / ART
Those wishing to seek treatment for infertility can turn directly to the IVF Clinic Reykjavík, which operates with the permission of the Ministry of Health. You can also contact your doctor or specialist.
Adoption
Adoption of a child is subject to a number of conditions and requires good preparation, but the basic condition is that it is best for the child. Those who want to adopt a child from another country first tur
Children and computers
Computer games of various kinds and the Internet are, of course, an integral part of the lives of modern children who parents need to know no less than other aspects of their children's lives.
Children
By law, parents are obliged to take care of their child, show care and respect, and fulfill parenting duties so that they best suit their interests and needs.
Sports and leisure
Research shows that the involvement of children and adolescents in organized leisure activities, under the direction of a responsible mentor, has preventative value and provides them with physical and mental well-being.
Teenagers
With age and maturity, every one of them has various rights. Likewise, the same needs to take responsibility and fulfill various duties.
Daily housekeeping
When maternity / paternity leave ends and parents stay in the labor market or in education, they need to find their child adequate care.
kindergartens
"In preschools, the welfare and benefits of children must be guided in all work."
Custody of children and conduct
Joint custody is a principle in law, and in divorce, care must be taken to ensure that children enjoy the care and care of both parents.
marriage
At the age of 18, people can marry. The current law stipulates, inter alia, mutual obligations.
alimony
Child support belongs to a child and should be used for that purpose, but the parent who receives child support with his / her child accepts payment in his / her own name. Parents must support their child up to the age of 18.
Unmarried cohabitation
By cohabitation is meant cohabitation other than marriage. No total law applies to unmarried cohabitation, and the rights of cohabiting depend on the circumstances and issues.
Divorce and cohabitation
Divorce usually involves social change and mental stress. Public prosecution is in the hands of the sheriffs, but counseling and assistance can be sought from social workers, psychologists, religious organizations, lawyers, and GPs.
One parent
A family where a man or woman lives with his or her child or children is called a single-parent family. Sometimes the family form is temporary.
foster families
In foster families, parents take care of the care of children for a long or short term, depending on the circumstances of the children.
adoptive families
Merchant families are families where children or children have been adopted.
stepfamilies
Step-by-step families consist of a child or a child, a parental parent and a step-parent who takes on the parental role.