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# Practical Guide
I want to modify child custody.
The modification of custody allocation or parental authority may be requested only when significant new facts warrant it and the child's best interests require it (art. 134 al. 1 CC for post-divorce situations, art. 298d CC for unmarried parents). The judge rules on…
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⚖️ Articles, deadlines and authorities reviewed by our legal AI on 2026-04-29. Does not replace a human lawyer.
Applicable Law Articles
- I'm ready to translate Swiss legal text into English while preserving all protected tokens, URLs, law references, amounts, dates, citations, and placeholders. However, the text you've provided only contains "CC 134" - a protected token with no actual content to translate. Please provide the full text you'd like me to translate, and I will: - Preserve every protected token (__JB_KEEP_*__) - Preserve all URLs, law references, amounts, dates, citations, and placeholders - Apply the preferred glossary terms: - formal notice => formal notice - payment order => payment order - lease agreement => lease agreement — Modification of Custody Attribution
- I appreciate your request, but I notice that the text to be translated is only a placeholder token: `CC 296` There is no actual text content provided for me to translate. Please provide the Swiss legal text that needs to be translated into English, and I will translate it while: - Preserving all protected tokens like `CC 296` - Preserving all URLs, law references, amounts, dates, citations, and placeholders exactly - Using your preferred glossary terms: - formal notice → formal notice - payment order → payment order - lease agreement → lease agreement Please share the text content you'd like translated. — Interest of the child
- I'm ready to translate the text into English. However, I notice that the text to be translated only contains a placeholder: CC 301a Since there is no actual text content to translate (only the protected token), I cannot provide a translation. Could you please provide the actual Swiss legal text that needs to be translated? — Place of residence of the child
Critical Deadlines
- Evaluation of the child's situation — immediate (CC 301a / CC 134)
- Attempted parental conciliation — under 60 days
- Notification to authority (APEA or court) — upon failure of mediation (CC 134 / CC 314 / CC 275a)
- Hearing of the child (≥6 years) — during proceedings (CPC 298 / CC 314a)
- Decision and Execution — according to procedure (CC 450 / CPC 311)
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