Child and Spousal Maintenance in Switzerland: No Percentage Table
Swiss maintenance, alimente and unterhalt, is needs based. The Bundesgericht barred percentage and table methods. Here is what sets the amount instead.
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Switzerland Family Law
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Divorce in Switzerland: Scheidung and the No Fault Grounds Explained
Swiss divorce is no fault. How Art. 111, 112, 114 and 115 ZGB set the actual grounds, plus how pensions are split under Art. 122 and 123.
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Joint Custody in Switzerland: Gemeinsames Sorgerecht Explained
How joint parental responsibility works under Swiss law, the default for unmarried parents, and when a court will order sole custody instead.
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Swiss Family Law: Familienrecht for Expats and Cross Border Families
An orientation to Swiss family law: no fault divorce, joint parental responsibility since 2014, and needs based maintenance with no percentage table.
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