Consultation responses

The VeV recently submitted its brief statement for the consultation on joint parental custody to the Federal Office of Justice. This statement is deliberately very brief, as we believe that...

Consultation – Nothing, right?

Is it all just a storm in a teacup? Will everything stay as it was? The fathers' expectations were high—and their hopes were high, too, for the Federal Council's draft legislation. Even greater was their initial joy upon reading the draft—after its...

Better two fathers than none

© Aargauer Zeitung, February 12, 2009 / Milena MoserOn the role of men in raising childrenSomething is missing. The father is missing. Not at my table (see below), but in the public debate. Take Harmos, for example, former...

Finally the time has come!

Joint parental custody should become the rule; Federal Council sends revision of the Civil Code out for consultation Bern, January 28, 2009 – Joint parental custody should become the rule in the future for divorced and unmarried couples in the interest of the child's well-being.

Unmarried fathers should be given more rights

Tages-Anzeiger from January 14, 2009 The Tages-Anzeiger opens today with this headline on its front page. The article is an editorial, and the commentary section, also on the front page, features a commentary by Roland Schlumpf. On page 3, there's another...

In the name of the child

The Magazine – January 2, 2009 by Mathias Ninck When couples divorce, mothers usually receive custody. Many fathers are frustrated by this. The Federal Council now wants to help them with a new law. And it gives fathers more influence. Has it...