Swiss inheritance law categorises the testator's relatives into groups (parenteles) within the framework of intestate succession and creates a hierarchy both between and within the parenteles.<\/p>\n
This means that, in principle, the children of the deceased become the first line of legal heirs. In accordance with Article 457 of the Swiss Civil Code, they inherit alone and in equal shares. If the children die before the deceased, their descendants, i.e. the grandchildren of the deceased, take the place of the children.<\/p>\n
If there are no descendants of the deceased and his parents are still alive, they become the sole legal heirs, each with a half share (Article 458).<\/p>\n
Example:<\/p>\n
Widowed E dies and leaves behind two children and his parents. He has not made a will.<\/p>\n
Solution:<\/p>\n
In the absence of an arbitrary inheritance order, statutory inheritance law shall apply. The children each inherit half of the estate in accordance with Article 458. E's parents inherit nothing.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Das Schweizer Erbrecht ordnet im Rahmen der gesetzlichen Erbfolge die Verwandten des Erblassers in Gruppen (Parentel) ein und schafft sowohl zwischen als auch innerhalb der Parentelen eine Rangordnung. Hierunter ist zu verstehen, dass grunds\u00e4tzlich vorrangig die Kinder des Erblassers als erster Stamm gesetzliche Erben werden. Gem\u00e4\u00df Artikel 457 ZGB erben sie allein und zu gleichen […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":426,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"inline_featured_image":false,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-1102","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"aioseo_notices":[],"aioseo_head":"\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t