Oslo tingrett (Oslo District Court), judgment TOSL-2022-186588 / TOSL-2023-23178, “Jehovas vitner v. Staten v/Barne- og familiedepartementet”
“For døpte mindreårige i den alderen vil det være tilnærmet umulig å utøve retten til fri utmelding”
Judge Ole Kristen Øverberg acquitted the State and ordered the organisation to pay costs of NOK 1,140,505, holding that the exclusion practice infringed baptised minors' right of free withdrawal and amounted to 'psykisk vold' (psychological violence); the judgment quoted the lv appendix ('Lojale kristne familiemedlemmer leter ikke etter unnskyldninger for å ha kontakt ...').
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Corroborated by. src-jworg-2024-0328-norway-appeal-release, src-court-no-2026-0429-supreme-court
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Accessed. 19 September 2026 · Source ID. src-court-no-2024-0304-oslo-district-court