Swedish “God Man”

February 8, 2015

Ida Johansson’s husband, Gösta Johansson, was appointed as god man for Ida. The “god man” is like a chief guardian. This is an appointment as a trustee or administrator that includes three parts:

• monitor the principal’s right.

• managing principal’s property.

• mourn for the principal person.

What a god man is supposed to do:

• http://godman.se/uppdragets-tre-hornstenar

• What the law says: http://www.riksdagen.se/sv/Dokument-Lagar/Lagar/Svenskforfattningssamling/Foraldrabalk-1949381_sfs-1949-381/#K11

• The court:    http://www.domstol.se/familj/god-man-och-forvaltare/

• Wikipedia: http://sv.wikipedia.org/wiki/God_man

The authority that oversees that the godman to make sure that they are doing the job properly and that is supposed to ensure that the principal is protected is called “Överförmyndaren”:

• Wikipedia: http://sv.wikipedia.org/wiki/%C3%96verf%C3%B6rmyndare

• http://www.overformyndarna.se/

• Description for Östersund: http://www.ostersund.se/overformyndaren

• Description for Strömsund: http://www.stromsund.se/186.html