The decision to separate or divorce is a huge point of stress for many immigrants, and a stressor that often shows up in the therapy room. The lack of familiarity with the legal system can be one of many barriers to taking the next step to leaving a relationship that is no longer working. Our interview with Frau Sabine Renker reveals important information about common areas of confusion and about the different resources that are available to those in challenging financial situations.
You can learn more about Frau Renker via her website :
https://advokatur1.ch
You can check with your canton's lawyer registry for more information and resources :
For example, in Bern: https://www.bav-aab.ch/de/
or the Federal Registry:
https://www.sav-fsa.ch/en/anwaltsregister
To learn more about your rights, you can look on your canton's legal information website, for example in Vaud:
https://www.vd.ch/etat-droit-finances/egalite-entre-les-femmes-et-les-hommes/violence-domestique
or for example in Bern:
https://www.zsg.justice.be.ch/fr/start/themen/zivilrecht/familienrecht.html
You can contact c2 for more information and resources: