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In a decision published today, the Federal Supreme Court says goodbye to the old 10/16 rule. Continue reading

In a controversial decision, the Federal Supreme Court is trying to overturn the recently introduced joint custody system. In a media communiqué, GeCoBi criticizes this attempt by the highest Swiss court to intervene in the sovereignty of politics. Politicians have (lately, but still...) decided that after a separation or divorce, both parents should remain responsible for their children. We don't want the federal court to take away this fundamental right through the back door. Continue reading

This statement by Ingeborg Bachmann is the leitmotif of our position on paternity tests. The Federal Council threatens fathers who want to clarify the parentage of their (alleged or actual) children with up to three years in prison. We defend ourselves against this! Continue reading

In the next few days, the Council of States, as a second chamber, is to decide on the revision of the maintenance law. GeCoBi firmly rejects this one-sided attack on single and divorced fathers. It perpetuates a traditional division of roles and prevents both parents from playing a significant role in the care and upbringing of their children. Continue reading

Today, July 1, 2014, joint parental responsibility has become the norm. As one of the last countries in Europe, Switzerland now also has an up-to-date law. Here is our media communiqué on this occasion: read on

The Federal Council's proposal to reorganize maintenance payments for children has reached the National Council's legal committee. After the consultation, there were hardly any changes compared to his first idea - and certainly no improvements. However, during the deliberations of the Legal Commission, we had the opportunity to present our ideas for a simple and fair regulation of child support in this body.

The GeCoBi proposal for the regulation of child maintenance represents the practical implementation of the principle of joint parenthood. It is based on the simple fact that a child basically has two parents who are obliged to care for it. Due to the prohibition of discrimination in the constitution, these two parents also have the same rights and obligations - particularly in relation to the duty of care and the right to work. This results in a half obligation to pay for the child's needs for care and maintenance. Of course, not all parents want or can (yet) live a half-care model. However, this represents an excellent starting point for negotiations in order to arrive at solutions that are acceptable but individually tailored to the parents.

Recommendations to the Legal Commission

In this paper we present the concrete implementation of our approach. It contains numerous calculation examples for typical separation cases. They all prove the practical feasibility of our approach.

The Federal Council's proposal to reorganize maintenance payments for children has reached the National Council's legal committee. After the consultation, there were hardly any changes compared to his first idea - and certainly no improvements. However, during the deliberations of the Legal Commission, we had the opportunity to present our ideas for a simple and fair regulation of child support in this body. Continue reading