Art. 298a SCC from 2024

Art. 298a I. Joint declaration by the parents (1)
1 If the parents are not married to each other and if the father recognises the child, or the parent-child relationship is established by court judgment but joint parental responsibility was not ordered at the time of the judgment, joint parental responsibility is established based on a joint declaration by the parents.
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3 Before making the declaration, the parents may seek advice from the child protection authority.
4 If the parents make the declaration at the same time as recognising paternity, the declaration is made to the civil registrar. A subsequent declaration must be made to the child protection authority at the child'"s domicile.
5 Unless and until the declaration has been made, the mother has sole parental responsibility.
(1) Inserted by No I 4 of the FA of 26 June 1998 (AS 1999 1118; BBl 1996 I 1). Amended by No I of the FA of 21 June 2013 (Parental Responsibility), in force since 1 July 2014 (AS 2014 357; BBl 2011 9077).Es besteht kein Anspruch auf Aktualität und Vollständigkeit/Richtigkeit.