Brick by brick towards dialogue

On January 12, 2011, Federal Councillor Sommaruga announced that she would postpone the ready-to-use draft legislation on the reform of joint custody for at least one year. The discontent that has since spread among fathers...

Fuel for the gender war

NZZ, January 27, 2011, by Katharina Fontana: Difficult questions surrounding the maintenance obligations of divorced men. Justice Minister Sommaruga wants to improve the financial situation of divorced mothers. An intervention in the... is under discussion.

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...