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If you are married
If the mother is separated
If the mother is unmarried and you wish to have joint custody
  Apply for joint custody AFTER your child is born
  Apply for joint custody before your child is born
If the mother is unmarried - the mother wants sole custody
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If you are married

If you are married when your child is born, you will be given shared custody automatically.

If the mother is separated

If you have been separated for more than 10 months before your child is born, the father/co-mother is not automatically registered.

If the separation has been annulled, you must notify the municipality so that they can cancel the registration of the legal separation in the CPR.

If the legal separation still applies you will be contacted by the Agency of Family Law for further guidance.

If the mother is unmarried and you wish to have joint custody

Apply for joint custody AFTER your child is born

If the mother is unmarried when the child is born, the mother has sole custody. If the parents want to have joint custody, a Care and Responsibility Declaration must be completed within 28 days after the birth. If you complete the declaration online after birth (but within 28 days after birth), it is automatically forwarded to the registrar (the mother's parish of residence or if the child is born in the Southern part of Jutland – to the municipality of residence).

If you complete the Care and Responsibility Declaration on paper, you must deliver it yourself to your registrar.

> Find your registrar
> Complete the Care and Responsibility Declaration online on borger.dk (in Danish only)
> Find the Care and Responsibility Declaration on paper (in Danish only)

Apply for joint custody before your child is born

You can also complete the Care and Responsibility Declaration before your child is born. The online declaration is automatically forwarded to the Agency of Family Law, who will then send their response to your Digital Post whereas the declaration on paper must be delivered by yourself to your registrar.
Please note: Paternity cannot be registered in the CPR until after the child is born as this requires the child to have a civil registration number. You must deliver the confirmation you have received from the Agency of Family Law to the registrar within 28 days after the birth of the child

> Find your registrar
> Complete the Care and Responsibility Declaration online on borger.dk (in Danish only)
> Find the Care and Responsibility Declaration on paper (in Danish only)

If the mother is unmarried - the mother wants sole custody

If the mother is unmarried, and you do not want joint custody, the father/co-mother must still be registered and you will be contacted by the Agency of Family Law.

> Read more about acknowledgement of paternity/co-motherhood on borger.dk (in Danish only) 

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