Tele D – the new joint custody law

Broadcast from February 2009 on the topic of joint custody. Participants: Oliver Hunziker, President of VeV; Margit Stössl, President of VAMV St. Gallen; Linus Cantieni, Court Clerk, St. Gallen, author of a study on...

Radio DRS1: Colon Forum

DRS1, Tuesday, June 16, 2009, 8:00 PM: The popular discussion program "Doppelpunkt Forum" on Radio DRS addressed the topic of separation/divorce. This time, the discussion focused on the new proposed law regarding joint parental custody...

Custody – Discarded Fathers

Brigitte – the German women's magazine – published a fascinating article a few days ago, which begins with the following words: We are always quick to criticize men who don't take care of their children after a divorce...

Joint custody after divorce

NZZ, May 18, 2009, by Simon Gemperli: Children miss out on something when one parent is not involved in their care after a divorce, says the president of the Association for Shared Parenting. Read the full article

Responses to the consultation

These days, the VeV submitted its brief statement to the Federal Office of Justice regarding the consultation process on joint parental custody. It is intentionally a very brief statement; we believe that...

Consultation – all for nothing, right?

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