In recent days, the VeV has submitted its short statement to the Federal Office of Justice for consultation on shared parental custody. This is deliberately a very short statement; we are of the opinion that all the essential arguments are already dealt with in detail in the detailed response from the umbrella organization GeCoBi.
The paper, which was submitted by GeCoBi in time for the end of the consultation period, comprises 25 pages. It lists the main points of criticism of the proposed law in detail.
Essentially, the criticism covers two points: the lack of mediating solutions such as mediation instead of divorce court, as well as the vague wording which allows a court to easily undermine joint custody again.
The consultation response has already been examined and approved in detail within GeCoBi by the member organizations, including the VeV.
We hope that our objections will be heard in Bern so that this change in the law can really bring about change.
In the next 12 - 24 months, however, our full commitment will continue to be required to make our position and our arguments known to the general public.
We stay tuned.
VeV – Statement on the consultation
GeCoBi – detailed statement
GeCoBi – press release on the consultation response
GeCoBi – summary of the statement