FRIDAY 6 NOVEMBER· STOCKHOLM · THE DAY IN 5 STORIES

Children could get their own lawyer in high-risk custody cases

A young girl raises her hand at a classroom desk, with two children behind her.
A child raises her hand in a classroom. Illustrative photograph. Anastasia Shuraeva / Pexels License

Children could receive their own publicly funded lawyer in certain custody cases involving serious, difficult-to-assess allegations of violence, under a new Swedish inquiry proposal.

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