from | | Department of Contact Law, Child Contact
Good news for affected parents and children. The National Council has approved a motion by Philippe Nantermod. Should the Council of States follow suit, more effective measures would be possible in the future if visitation rights are denied. Breakdown of contact between parents...
from | | Alternating custody, alienation, specialist area alternating custody, specialist area contact rights, child contact
Can separated parents still see their children during these times? Important update: Information on cross-border visitation rights. On April 16, the State Secretariat for Migration (SEM) issued a more precise directive. This directive explicitly addresses...
from | | Alternating custody, Parental responsibility, Custody law department, Joint custody, Society, Separation / Divorce
For forty years, dedicated fathers have been fighting for their rights. The latest issue of Clic, the magazine of the mothers' and fathers' advisory service, features an article by VeV President Oliver Hunziker. Read the full article
from | | Alternating custody, Federal Court, Maintenance Department, Topics, Separation / Divorce, Maintenance Law
In a decision published today, the Federal Supreme Court has abandoned the old 10/16 rule. In decision 5A_384/2018, the Federal Supreme Court defines a new rule. Previously, a custodial parent could only be granted custody from the age of 10 (youngest child)...
from | | Alternating custody, Federal Court, Maintenance Department, Maintenance Law
This is the headline in the NZZ am Sonntag on July 14, 2018. An analysis of the Federal Supreme Court decision: In a recently published decision, the Federal Supreme Court has, for the first time, departed from the previously valid 10/16 rule. With this, the court is initiating a development that...
from | | Parental custody, Department of Custody Law
VeV – Sample applications for joint custody online. Dear parents with and without custody, following the expiration of the referendum period for the amended custody legislation in Switzerland, a group of parents and grandparents formed within VeV Bern to...