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# Practical Guide
A gift must return to the donor
The right of return (art. 249 CO for donations, art. 636 CC for advancements of succession) allows the donor to recover the property given if the donee predeceases without descendants. The legal right of return (art. 249 CO) is automatic for donations: if the donee dies before the…
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⚖️ Articles, deadlines and authorities reviewed by our legal AI on 2026-04-29. Does not replace a human lawyer.
Applicable Law Articles
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- I'm ready to translate Swiss legal text into English. I have noted your preferred glossary: - formal notice => formal notice - payment order => payment order - lease agreement => lease agreement However, I notice that the text to be translated only contains "CC 636" which is a protected token that I must preserve exactly as is. Therefore, the translation is: CC 636 — Rules on the account — advancements on inheritance
Critical Deadlines
- Documentation of the donation — immediate upon opening of the succession or predecease of the donee
- Notification to the Heirs of the Donee — in the 90 days from knowledge of the facts (CO 249 / CC 626 / CC 636)
- # Friendly Response Period — I'm ready to translate Swiss legal text into English using the preferred glossary you've provided: - formal notice => formal notice - payment order => payment order - lease agreement => lease agreement However, I notice that the text to be translated appears to be a protected token: 30 days Please provide the actual text content you would like me to translate, and I will preserve all protected tokens, URLs, law references, amounts, dates, citations, and placeholders exactly as they appear, while translating the rest into English using the glossary terms you've specified.
- Action for Restitution before the Court — 1 year upon knowledge of the facts (analogy CO 67) (CO 249 / CC 626)
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