Minister of justice Barley has lived it themselves, but other families don’t want to impose the so-called exchange model for children of divorce. In the themes at a solution for all.

A week with mom, one week with dad. So the so-called exchange model to describe, to enable divorce to children is to maintain a close relationship with both parents. Day-to-day issues-Interview, Minister of justice Katarina Barley (SPD) refused to explain the change of model in the future. Despite their own positive experience after separating from her husband, she wants to prescribe a legal standard. At the request of the FDP, the legal Committee of the Bundestag discussed the exchange model. The liberals want to explain it to a rule.

Currently, the vast majority of children of divorce live with their mother, according to a survey, there are 73 per cent. This Form is called the residence model. Here, the father of maintenance, and the mother pays educates the children. The exchange model is lived by nine percent of the divorced parents. The Council of Europe, recommends it, also Sweden, Belgium and France put on the model. However, Barley opposes a change in the law. She wanted to pretend to not be a solution for all, it is important to take into account the individuality of families.

Minister of justice, Barley, SPD, for the problem of change model
issues of the day at 22:30, 13.02.2019

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