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Legal Commission says yes to equalization of parental rights

Yesterday the National Council's Legal Commission approved two important proposals.

The parliamentary initiative 21.449 by NR Sidney Kamerzin, which calls for the promotion of alternating care, was considered important and urgent by the Commission, which is why further delay should be avoided.

Initiative 24.419 calls for an equalization of parental rights for unmarried fathers.
In the future, they should also receive joint custody as a rule.
The Commission has also clearly accepted this proposal.

We are very pleased about this development.

Media release from the Law Commission dated June 21, 2024

Revision of maintenance law

In 2014, the parliament had to be revised by the Federal Council on a revision of the maintenance law. We have our own, detailed idea of how a contemporary, simple but still fair maintenance right has to look. Read on