Fewer worries about custody?

(c) 2011 Migros Magazine. Text: Yvette Hettinger. Images: Lea Meienberg. Joint custody is set to become the norm in Switzerland. Many hopes are pinned on the new law. For some families, shared parenting is already a reality. More on this...

Duty of care instead of custody rights

(c) Basler Zeitung, May 26, 2011. By Andrea Elisabeth Knellwolf. The regulations in force in this country, according to which an unmarried father has no custody of children without the mother's consent, or in the case of divorce, this is not even granted by the courts...

The old ideology of women is outdated

(c) Landbote, May 27, 2011. By Karin Landolt. The Federal Council has decided to accelerate the implementation of joint parental custody as the norm. For men's organizations, this is "the beginning of a new gender debate." Still in...

"Current law is discriminatory."

(c) NZZ, May 15, 2011. By David Signer. Women's organizations are resisting the idea that joint custody of children after a divorce should become the norm. But a family law specialist believes this solution is fairer – and also...

Breakthrough for fathers in custody battles

With the "Schicken Stone" campaign (www.schickenstei.ch), various fathers' organizations protested in February against the planned delay of joint custody. Federal Councillor Sommaruga convened a roundtable discussion. Here is the result:...