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I have a situation related to: Child custody

In a context of domestic violence, custody and parental authority can be modified. Joint parental authority remains the rule (art. 298 CC) but the judge can award it exclusively to the victim parent if the child's best interest requires it (art. 298 al. 2 CC and 301a). The right of access…

Sources verified on 2026-04-07.

Applicable law provisions

Critical Periods

  1. Child safety measuresimmediate
  2. Notification to the APEAin the 48 hours following the security measures (I don't see any text to translate between the glossary and the actual content. You've provided a preferred glossary with three terms: - formal notice => formal notice - payment order => payment order - lease agreement => lease agreement And a placeholder: CC 307 Could you please provide the actual Swiss legal text that needs to be translated? Once you share the text, I'll translate it into English while preserving all protected tokens, URLs, law references, amounts, dates, citations, and placeholders exactly as instructed.)
  3. Evaluation of the APEA and provisional measures30 days (urgent measures)
  4. Action before the court of protection30 days from notification (APEA remedy) (CC 273 / CC 298 / CC 301a / CC 307)

Keywords

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