There is no special law for the bonus family, but there are special needs and issues that mean that if you live in a bonus family, you may need to think a little extra about your family legal situation. As a parent in a bonus family, you may need to think extra about what happens to both children and adults if one of you suddenly passes away or you separate. Cohabitants do not inherit from each other. If you are married but already have children with someone else, you will not inherit from each other either.

If you have your own children and bonus children, it can be difficult to share fairly when you live together. It is then important to ensure in advance that your survivors get it as easily as possible after your departure. Only your biological children will inherit you if you pass away as a parent.
If you live in a bonus family, you almost always need to write Testament and, sometimes, even a Cohabitation agreement or prenuptial agreement to protect everyone in the bonus family.
We are happy to help with the legal documents your particular situation needs so that your bonus family can feel safe if something unexpected should happen. It is important to feel safe for both children and adults.

One of the greatest events and experiences you can have in life is becoming a parent. Having children changes your whole life. Suddenly there is a whole new person to take care of and be responsible for.

There is a lot of responsibility

You bear a shared responsibility for someone else's life. It can be exciting but also scary.

Until the child turns 18, you are the legal guardian and have to care for the child.

Sometimes there is an obligation to pay maintenance for a child until the day the high school studies are completed. But often the responsibility extends beyond that. The bond between children and parents is lifelong.

A will, cohabitation agreement or insurance, gives your child extra security.

Create security for you and your child. If you and the other parent are cohabiting, or if you are married but also have children who are not joint so-called special children, a will or gift certificate may be needed to create justice between the children. Maybe you want to distribute your assets equally among all the children, regardless of whether they are their own or bonus children. Or do you want to protect your children by giving them something as a gift while you are still alive. A life insurance policy can be a way to give children financial security if something should happen to you before they are adults and can manage on their own.

If you and the other parent are married and only have children together, the children will not inherit from you until the day you are both gone. You should write a will regardless of whether you are married or cohabiting, for example if you want to make the inheritance an individual property.

There are many different opportunities to create greater security for both you, your partner and your children. Contact us for advice on your particular situation.

Imagining what life will be like if you suddenly cannot take care of yourself and your finances or if you no longer exist can be difficult.

To create security for yourself or make it easier for your loved ones if you were to pass away, it can be good to know what would happen.

How would you like it to be for your family and children when you are no longer around..

Who do you want to inherit what? Should you start saving money for the children or give them something as a gift already? If you start planning the future today, it will immediately be safer for your loved ones. You can also secure your finances and choose yourself who you want to make decisions that concern you if you should suddenly become ill or no longer be able to take care of yourself.

A gift

Legally speaking, giving things away is not simple. But there are two main rules to help.

If you give away movable property - such as a car, a table or a painting - there is no need for the deed of gift. However, it is common for the donor or the recipient to wish for a written deed of gift to be drawn up to make it easier to prove ownership.

For immovable property, such as real estate, a gift deed is required that clearly describes the gift. For the deed of gift to be valid, it must be drawn up according to the formal requirements that exist.

A gift to the child

If you want to give something of great value, such as real estate to a child under 18, you need a good man who has the task of receiving the gift on behalf of the child. You yourself can suggest a good man, a relative or friend, for example. You apply to your municipality's superintendent (chief guardian)

Gift to the husband and wife

In principle, the same rules apply to gifts within marriage as for gifts in general. But if the gift is to be protected against creditors, a deed of gift and registration of the gift with the Tax Agency is required.

Inherit as married

If you are married and you and your spouse only have children together, your other half inherits everything when one of you dies. Unless you have written a testament with other wishes. Does the person who dies have children who are not children of the surviving spouse, children from a previous marriage or relationship, the rules are different.

Gift to children from a previous marriage or relationship

Children in the family who are not your common children, children from a previous marriage or relationship they also inherit. But unlike your joint children, the children from a previous marriage or relationship are entitled to their inheritance at once if their biological parent passes away, even if the bonus parent is still alive. With Testament and life insurance, you can ensure that whoever survives the other can afford to stay in your shared home. A testament can reduce the child's immediate right to inheritance by half, and a life insurance policy can help a surviving spouse to, for example, pay out the inheritance to a child from a privious relationship and thus be able to keep the home.

To inherit as a cohabiting couple

Cohabitant never inherit from each other, unless you write a testament. Otherwise, the partner's children are first in line, followed by the other immediate heirs such as parents and siblings. The only thing you as a cohabitant are entitled to is half of the value of the home and the household goods you acquired together, so-called cohabitation property. If you or your partner have children, it is therefore important that you write a testament and possibly take out life insurance on each other so that you are not left in the dark if something happens.

Future power of attorney

Future power of attorney is a new, personal alternative to good man and trustee. You can choose yourself who or those are responsible for your personal and financial interests if you become ill or for some other reason can no longer make your own decisions. However, a Future Power of Attorney does not apply to decisions regarding medical care or dental care.

There can be a lot to think about and some things you may already know, others you have no idea about.

We can help you figure out what you might need to secure you and your family's future.

Buying a home can be a dream come true. Something that might be the biggest deal you make in life after hard work or long savings. Make sure all agreements are in order in case something unexpected happens so it continues to be your home.

Just as obvious as it is to take out home insurance for your new home, it is obvious to decide what will happen to the home if you eventually separate or if someone dies. Even if it's your first or fifth home, it doesn't matter. Your life situation is decisive for which legal agreements you need.

We can help with what you need when your life situation changes or when you make a large investment, such as in a home that becomes important for the whole family.

We also help with drawing up a purchase contract when selling a condominium or property if necessary.

Our home is our castle in which we invest a lot of time, emotions and money in to. A home is also often the biggest deal you make in life. Sometimes, unfortunately, there are problems with the business, the home, the housing association, the broker or the seller/buyer. It is therefore especially important to understand what rights and obligations we have with regard to our home or summer residence.

Dealing with disputes and conflicts with sellers/buyers, brokers, the housing association, neighbors or authorities yourself is difficult and sometimes inappropriate. It is often possible to receive compensation for most of the cost of hiring an experienced lawyer through your home insurance.

We can help you

When problems arise, such as when we discover something wrong with the home, quarrels with the neighbor or when we disagree with decisions made by our condominium association, we can help with advice on how best to proceed. We can help with all questions connected to real estate law, condominium law, new construction or defects in property or condominiums. In addition to giving you good advice on how to solve the problems, we can also represent you as a legal representative if it goes as far as a dispute in court.

Moving in together is a big step in life, but also a legal one. It's exciting, wonderful and often a little nerve-wracking. Starting to share your life with someone you love is wonderful, but also tricky, compromising on privacy is not easy. Two homes must become one, two wills must agree on the color of the wallpaper. It is wise to find out what it means to live together in a relationship. What's yours, what's mine and what's ours? And who gets what if it ends?

Cohabiting means more than just living together

Cohabitants do not have the same legal protection as married spouses. The Cohabiting law apply to the home or household goods you acquired for joint living or use. You do not inherit from each other, do not owe maintenance to each other and are rarely beneficiaries of each other's life insurance policies.

Things to think about for you who are cohabiting:

Ownership

As cohabitants, each of you owns what you buy or receive yourself. In the case of a division of property, only household goods and housing that you bought or received to use together are included. It does not matter who paid the most for an apartment, the value of the apartment after deducting debts. It still must be divided equally if you separate or one of you dies. It is therefore a good idea to share the costs for larger purchases. If you pay different amounts of money, you need to write legal documents to avoid it being unfair in the event of separation or death.

Cohabitation agreement

By writing Cohabitation agreement you can agree to remove certain parts from the cohabitation law, for example that certain furniture should not be included in the division of property or, most commonly, that there should be no division of property at all if you separate or one of you dies. If you get married, the cohabitation agreement is automatically invalid.

Testament

Cohabitants do not inherit from each other. If your partner dies, you only get to keep the value of half of the home and half of the property if you bought it for joint use. The children inherit the rest of the assets. If there are no children, the partner's parents or siblings inherit. You can protect each other by writing a Testament.

Insurance

Make sure you are beneficiaries of each other's insurances, including the ones you might have through work.

There can be a lot to think about and some things you may already know, others you have no idea about.

We help you figure out what you might need to secure your and your partner's future. Maybe you need a cohabitation agreement or a testament?

Divorce or moving apart, it can mean a lot of emotion. You are separated from someone you loved, or still love. However, there are also a number of practical and legal issues that need to be resolved, such as housing, the economy, and, perhaps, children.

When you choose to go your separate ways, a lot can be about how the property division must be done, what happens to joint or individual debts and what you should do with the home. If you have children, you need to decide where the children will live, and possibly child support.

A cohabitation ends when the cohabitants marry, move apart or one of them dies. As cohabitants, you do not need a formal application to the authorities.

There are different rules for property division that apply depending on whether you have been married or cohabiting. It is required that a property division be in writing to be valid, and the document is also used when, after the divorce or separation, you want to change the ownership of, for example, your home.

According to the law, the person who needs the home the most and can afford to keep it, can also stay. If there are children in the picture, the person who lives with the children usually gets to keep the home. But the other spouse must then be financially compensated if it is a property or a condominium.

If the children live equally with both parents after a separation or divorce, as a general rule, no one has to pay child support. You decide together how you share costs for clothes, travel, leisure activities and other things. But if the children live more with one parent, the other parent must pay child support allowance after a separation or divorce. You yourself agree on the scope of the contribution and write an agreement based on it. If you can't agree, you can get help from us or visit Försäkringskassan's website to calculate the size of the grant. It is the child's needs that determine how large the contribution should be.

10 tips to consider when choosing to break up from a relationship

1. Talk through how you want it in peace and quiet. Keep in mind that both may not have progressed the separation equal.
2. Review the possibilities for alternative housing until the division of property or the sale of shared housing.
3. Value the home if one of you is going to keep it.
4. Contact the bank at an early stage to review the possibilities of taking over the shared home (if one of the cohabitants so wishes).
5. Request property division if you have a home and household goods to be divided between you. Property division must be requested within one year of the separation.
6. Contact a lawyer even if you agree and write a property division agreement when you agree on the distribution of the home and household goods.
7. Be prepared that it may take time before everything is ready.
8. If you have children, agree on where/how the children will live. As a general rule, custody is shared between you, regardless of where the children live.
9. If you do not agree about the children, contact the family court in your place of residence for cooperation talks and write an agreement if you agree.
10. Review your legal documents and insurance policies after the separation. Are there any documents that need to be changed now that you are about to separate, such as a testament or insurance policies with beneficiaries?

There can be a lot to think about and some things you may already know, others you have no idea about.

We can help with which laws and regulations apply. It is often easier to sort out the issues in a divorce or separation if you enlist the help of an outsider.

About the inventory of the estate, the administration, and the distribution of an estate

When a loved one passes away, the last thing you want to think about is all the paperwork. In the midst of all the upheaval of emotions, funeral to be organized, practical, financial and legal issues, it still has to be done. It can be nice to get help from us who know how everything works and which laws and regulations apply. We can relieve you of the entire process from probate to inheritance.

1. probate (estate inventory)

probate (estate inventory) can be described as "final financial statement of the life". The assets and liabilities of the deceased are summed up here. The probate proceeding must be held within three months of the death and then the legal document known as the probate must be sent to the Tax Agency for registration within one month.

2. The administration of the estate of

Immediately after the death, the estate needs to be managed. The estate's bills must be paid and the home must be taken care of. The administration usually involves the sale of chattels and housing, contacts with banks and insurance companies, cancellation of subscriptions, telephones, cleaning, etc. Declarations and final accounts also need to be made. The administration of the estate can last a long time, sometimes for several years. We can help with legal, financial and other administration that is part of an estate administration.

3. The division of property and of inheritance

When the estate's debts have been paid and the deceased's assets have been sold, or when the co-owners agree on the distribution, the inheritance must be divided. If the deceased was married or cohabiting, a division of property is made first. Estate a civil agreement of all the co-owners of the estate. We can help you to draw up a written succession, and may also provide a lagfartsansökan it if needed.

You have finally found your life partner. Life feels wonderful. . Saying yes to each other is life changing for both of you. Also legal. You get better legal protection than as a cohabitant, but also obligations. It is then good to know and sort out the legal issues that will give you security in your joint future.

In all the happiness you can feel at finally finding your life partner and entering into marriage, it is still important to think about how exactly you want it to be in the event of a possible separation or the passing of your partner. Which papers are important to have and what do you need to think about? Should matrimonial rights apply to all property or do we need to write special agreements.

A prenuptial agreement can be drawn up if you want certain property to be separate in the event of a divorce.

If you want a future inheritance to be distributed in a particular way, it is possible by writing a Testament.

What does matrimonial law mean, prenuptial agreement, testament and what does it mean.

Husband and wife

An important difference between being married and cohabiting is the matrimonial right, which means that you are entitled to half the value of all your joint assets in the event of a division of property after deducting debts - even what you own since before marriage.

Prenuptial agreement

In a prenuptial agreement, you can agree to waive all or part of the spouse's right to half of the marital property. There can be various reasons why you want to write a prenuptial agreement. An example is if someone has built up a company on their own that should not become part of a property division. A prenuptial agreement must be registered with the Swedish Tax Agency.

Testament

If you have children together, they only inherit after you both pass away. Separate children, that will say children of only one of you, on the other hand, have the right to receive their inheritance immediately upon the death of the parent, unless it is regulated in a testament.

By drawing up a testament, you can to some extent control how and when an inheritance is taken out and thus ensure security for the deceased's partner, which may be relevant, for example, if he or she wants to stay in a shared home.

It can be helpful to talk to us both before and after marriage for advice and guidance.