GeCoBi is an umbrella organization of various parent organizations from all over Switzerland.
Starting in 2005, various men's, fathers', and parents' organizations met regularly in Olten for discussions. Two years later, in the summer of 2007, representatives of these organizations presented their own draft legislation on joint parental custody to the Federal Office of Justice as a starting point for discussion. This proposal was received with great interest.
In the spring of 2008, after months of preparatory work, the Swiss Association for Shared Parenting (GeCoBi) was founded in Bern. A large inauguration ceremony took place on the Bundesplatz (Parliament Square) on May 17, 2008 .
2008 Founding of GeCoBi
. 2011 Organization of the national protest campaign "SchickEnStei" against the planned delay in the introduction of joint parental custody.
2011 Participation in the round table "Joint Parental Custody" of the Federal Department of Justice and Police (EJPD) under the leadership of Federal Councillor Simonetta Sommaruga.
2012 Hearings on custody law in the Legal Affairs Committee of the National Council
. 2013 Hearings on maintenance law in the Legal Affairs Committee of the National Council
. 2014 Introduction of joint custody on July 1, 2014.
2017 Introduction of the new maintenance law
. 2018 10th anniversary of GeCoBi.