BERN, SWITZERLAND – Parents who are not married will in future have joint custody of their children, following a 41-0 (one abstention) vote Monday 4 March by the upper house of the Swiss parliament. One in five Swiss children is born out of wedlock today and 50 percent of couples today divorce, some 20,000 a [...]
New Swiss child custody law inches closer to reality
February 12, 2013 by
Upper house committee identifies final sticking points BERN, SWITZERLAND – Switzerland will have a new child custody law sometime soon, now that both houses of parliament are close to aligning their divergences, with recommendations from an upper house committee published Tuesday 12 February. The upper house committee reviewed the law proposed by the Federal Council [...]
Joint custody inches closer to legal reality
September 25, 2012 by
Lower house approves recommendation to make joint custody the norm BERN, SWITZERLAND – The lower house of the Swiss parliament Tuesday accepted a committee’s recommendation to make joint custody of children the norm, whether parents are divorced or unmarried and living apart. A final question will be dealt with Wednesday, about some of the financial [...]
Valais woman learns husband she divorced in Nov. died in 2009
January 5, 2012 by
GENEVA, SWITZERLAND – A Swiss woman from canton Valais has learned that the French man she divorced in November in fact died in July 2009, but she was never informed by Geneva authorities, the canton where the couple resided, reports Le Nouvelliste. The two were married for three years, but parted company once she realized [...]
Hong Kong divorce award possibly highest in Asia
December 3, 2011 by
GENEVA, SWITZERLAND – A Hong Kong couple’s split after eight years of marriage has resulted in ex-wife Florence Tsang Chiu-wing being awarded US$154 million (HK$1.2 billion) as part of the divorce settlement, after eight years of marriage. Her former husband, real estate tycoon Samathur Li Kin-kan, is the son of billionaire Samuel Tak Lee. The [...]
Update: missing twins, public asked to help (update 5)
February 5, 2011 by
Police number if you have information +41 21 644 82 31, or go to the nearest police station Update 5, 12:00 6 February / Lausanne and Basel, Switzerland (GenevaLunch) – Two six-year-olds, Alessia and Livia, remain missing Saturday morning 5 February, and police are asking the public for any news that might help find them, following their father’s [...]
You’ll soon be able to check family allowances online
December 22, 2010 by
Bern, Switzerland (GenevaLunch) – Switzerlandta has a system of family allowances in lieu of standard tax deductions for children, with monthly payments for dependents, and it is about to take a step towards greater transparency. Starting in January 2011 the public will have access to new, nationally coordinated online records for family allowance payment. The [...]
