GeCoBi – Umbrella organization for shared parenting

June 19, 2026
Statement regarding article in the Republic
Details here

October 15, 2025
Consultation on 21.449 Kamerzin concluded
Read GeCoBi's statement

June 6, 2025
Long awaited:
Federal Council wants to modernize family procedural law.
Details here

May 23, 2025:
The National Council's Legal Affairs Committee wants to strengthen shared custody and introduce parental rights for all parents from birth.
Details here.

November 20, 2024:
Vigil for International Children's Rights Day.
Children need both parents!
Details here.

July 1, 2024:
10 years of joint custody as the norm.
Details here.

June 21, 2024:
RK-N approves the harmonization of parental rights.
Details here.

June 14, 2024
Behind the scenes of custody law
Details here

April 25, 2024
The "best interests of the child" in a field of tension.
Details here.

February 22, 2024:
ICSP celebrates its 10th anniversary.
Details here.

November 20, 2023
GeCoBi event: "Shared Custody as Prevention Against Alienation" Video here

September 25, 2023:
The National Council approves alternating custody as the standard arrangement. Read the article here.

July 19, 2023
Another article in the Berner Landbote.
This time: “Estranged Mothers”
Read the article here

April 22, 2023:
Detailed article on the topic of alienation in the Berner Landbote.
Read the article here

April 3, 2023:
Comprehensive report from the KickOff Day in the magazine Ent!Scheidung.
Read the issue now.

On November 20, 2022,
GeCoBi launched the "Enough Tears" campaign in Switzerland. The campaign aims to raise awareness of the issue. Further information is available on the campaign website
. All presentations are now available online. Details here

On October 14, 2022,
the Legal Affairs Committee of the Council of States approved
parliamentary initiative 21.449, "Promotion of shared custody."
Our position paper on this can be found here.

April 30, 2022
GeCoBi publishes position paper on parentage law
. Now available online. Details here

March 6, 2022:
Who should raise children of separated parents?
GeCoBi event from January 28, 2022.
All presentations are now available online. Details here

March 4, 2022
Open letter to the Council of States:
Support for motion Nantermod 19.3597
Details here

June 8, 2021
GeCoBi study on the implementation of the revisions in family law.
Details here

Over the past 20 years, the lived realities of many families have changed drastically. New partnership models, higher divorce rates, increased professional mobility, and the increasingly better education of women have put the traditional family to the test.
The traditional breadwinner model is obsolete; it hardly reflects reality anymore. Nevertheless, this model is regularly revived after a separation or divorce and makes a sad comeback, often at the expense of the children.

The umbrella organization for shared parenting, GeCoBi, was formed in 2008 to address societal changes and promote shared parental responsibility even after separation/divorce, thereby initiating societal and legal reforms. With the introduction of joint custody as the standard in 2014 and alternating custody as a legal option, many prerequisites have been met. What remains to be seen is its implementation within government agencies, courts, and the general public.

We'll keep you posted!
GeCoBi brochure "Alternate Custody"