Reto WehrliOn May 7, 2004, Reto Wehrli, a member of the Swiss National Council from Schwyz, submitted an important postulate, the text of which can be found here.

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  04.3250 – Postulate on  parental custody. Equal rights
Submitted by  Wehrli Reto
Submission date 07.05.2004
Submitted in National Council

Submitted text

The Federal Council is instructed:
1. to examine how joint parental custody
    can be promoted in cases of parents who are not or no longer married to each other, and whether joint parental custody
    can be implemented as the norm;
2. to submit proposals to Parliament, if necessary, for a revision of the relevant provisions
    of the Swiss Civil Code
.