How a 6-year-old girl, with the help of VeV, gets to see her dad again after months... A wonderful success story.
September 2011
Yesterday afternoon at 2:00 PM, a mother and father, seemingly hopeless in their dispute, met at the guardianship authority in Zurich City.
The orphanage board and the guardian were ready to give up because the mutual accusations were endlessand neither party showed any willingness to compromise. The authority would have had no other option than to remove the child's father, as the mother wanted no further contact with him. Only the legal representative of the guardianship authority and the representative of the VeV (who had been called in by the child's father) refused to give up on the little girl.
Ultimately, despite the conflict, the child should continue to have both a mother and a father. After three and three-quarter hours, the two parties agreed on a visitation schedule outlining the rights and responsibilities of both sides. After weeks, the girl is finally able to see her father again, and the representative of the VeV (Association for the Protection of Children and Young Persons) takes over guardianship for both father and mother to ensure that they always have a contact person and to make sure that the little girl is always well cared for by both mommy and daddy.
Conclusion: The authorities have admitted their powerlessness and are all the more grateful that the VeV exists. We can all be proud of the VeV, its constructive approach, and its members. Above all, we can be proud of the 6-year-old girl who, after more than 6 years of conflict between her mother and father, is now finally getting one last chance to grow up with both of them.