Transnational socio-legal advice
Socio-legal support for child and adult protection in cross-border situations.
Requests from Switzerland and abroad
ISS Switzerland receives requests for assistance from Switzerland and abroad concerning child and adult protection in cross-border situations. These may include requests for a social assessment of a child or an adult, intervention in a child abduction case, requests for family tracing, searches for documents, or support in family reunification or humanitarian visa procedures.
A coordinated intervention
ISS Switzerland checks whether its intervention is relevant and feasible, then takes the necessary steps with its partners in Switzerland (CAPA, child and adult protection services, cantonal and federal central authorities for the Hague Conventions, deputies) and abroad (members of the ISS network and/or directly with the families concerned).
Support grounded in transnational expertise
The intervention consists of socio-legal support based on ISS Switzerland’s transnational and interdisciplinary expertise, through telephone calls, emails and consultations at our offices in Geneva and Zurich. It may also lead to mediation or referral to specific legal or therapeutic support.
The cost of ISS Switzerland’s services is set by a fee schedule for private individuals and commissioning services in the various cantons.
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