Open letter to Federal Councillor Sommaruga

Below we publish an open letter from a woman to Federal Councillor Sommaruga. Dear Ms. Sommaruga, as a mother of three children, currently divorced, with shared custody (the children live 50% of the time with each parent), as...

Men rarely want sole custody

Are men at a severe disadvantage in divorce proceedings? According to lawyer Heidi Frick, the children's welfare is the sole determining factor in custody decisions. Helene Arnet spoke with Heidi Frick*. Read below what the VeV (Association of Parents of Children) has to say about this. Also included...

From everyday mothers and weekend fathers

NZZ, September 27, 2010. By Claudia Wirz. Joint custody should become the norm in divorce cases. Minor children are affected in almost half of all divorces. The Federal Council is working on a draft law that would...