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Press release from the Stavanger municipality: Children to return to India with their uncle Stavanger District Court has decided in the child welfare case involving two Indian children that the uncle is to take over care of the children. They will leave for India as soon as the necessary arrangements have been made. The court has thereby supported the joint application submitted by the children’s parents and the Child Welfare Service at the hearing on Tuesday 17 April. The court issued a ruling granting the application made jointly by the parties. This stated that the grounds for removing the children from the care of their parents were and continue to be present, but that it is no longer necessary for them to stay with a family in Norway as agreement has now been reached that the children are to grow up in the care of their uncle and will not be living with their parents. The Child Welfare Service will now set in motion a process to enable the children to travel to India with their uncle. This will be done as quickly as possible. Expresses thanks to the Indian authorities Gunnar Toresen, head of the Child Welfare Service in Stavanger, is pleased that the parties have reached agreement and describes cooperation with the Indian authorities as good. Representatives of the Indian Ministry of External Affairs and the Indian Embassy in Oslo were also present at the hearing in Stavanger. “On behalf of Stavanger municipality, I would like to thank the Indian authorities and the Norwegian Ministry of Foreign Affairs for their help in finding a satisfactory solution to thiscase. Growing up in the care of their uncle in India is a good,longterm alternative for the children,” he said.

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Press release from the Stavanger municipality:  

Children to return to India with their uncle 

Stavanger District Court has decided in the child welfare case involving two Indian children that the uncle is to take over care of the children. They will leave for India as soon as the necessary arrangements have been made.   

The court has thereby supported the joint application submitted by the children’s parents and the Child Welfare Service at the hearing on Tuesday 17 April. The court issued a ruling granting the application made jointly by the parties. This stated that the grounds for removing the children from the care of their parents were and continue to be present, but that it is no longer necessary for them to stay with a family in Norway as agreement has now been reached that the children are to grow up in the care of their uncle and will not be living with their parents. 

The Child Welfare Service will now set in motion a process to enable the children to travel to India with their uncle. This will be done as quickly as possible. 

Expresses thanks to the Indian authorities Gunnar Toresen, head of the Child Welfare Service in Stavanger, is pleased that the parties have reached agreement and describes cooperation with the Indian authorities as good. Representatives of the Indian Ministry of External Affairs and the Indian Embassy in Oslo were also present at the hearing in Stavanger. 

“On behalf of Stavanger municipality, I would like to thank the Indian authorities and the Norwegian Ministry of Foreign Affairs for their help in finding a satisfactory solution to thiscase. Growing up in the care of their uncle in India is a good,long‐term alternative for the children,” he said.