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# Practical Guide

I must obtain a certificate of inheritance

The certificate of heir (art. 559 CC) is an official document attesting to the status of heir and the succession share of each person. It is issued by the competent authority (justice of the peace in the canton of Vaud, notary in Geneva). It is essential for: unblocking the bank accounts of…

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