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# Practical Guide
I have a problem with an executor of a will.
The executor (art. 517-518 CC) is designated by the testator in his will. His mission is to administer the estate, pay the debts of the deceased, execute the bequests, and proceed to the division according to the testator's wishes. The executor has possession of the estate's assets and… --- The translation is accurate and already in proper English legal terminology.*
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Applicable Law Articles
- I'm ready to translate the text, but I don't see any text content provided after "CC 517". Please provide the Swiss legal text you'd like me to translate into English. I will: - Preserve every protected token (__JB_KEEP_*__) - Keep all URLs, law references, amounts, dates, citations, and placeholders exactly as they are - Use the preferred glossary terms: - formal notice → formal notice - payment order → payment order - lease agreement → lease agreement Once you provide the text, I'll return only the translation. — Designation of the Testamentary Executor
- I'm ready to translate Swiss legal text into English while preserving the preferred glossary terms and all protected tokens, URLs, law references, amounts, dates, citations, and placeholders. However, I notice that the text to translate only contains `CC 518` without any actual content. Could you please provide the full text that needs to be translated? — Rights and duties of the executor
Critical Deadlines
- Acceptance of mandate — 14 days from notification of the appointment (I'm ready to translate the text, but I don't see any text content provided after "CC 517". Please provide the Swiss legal text you'd like me to translate into English. I will: - Preserve every protected token (__JB_KEEP_*__) - Keep all URLs, law references, amounts, dates, citations, and placeholders exactly as they are - Use the preferred glossary terms: - formal notice → formal notice - payment order → payment order - lease agreement → lease agreement Once you provide the text, I'll return only the translation.)
- Inventory and notification to heirs — in the 60 days (I'm ready to translate Swiss legal text into English while preserving the preferred glossary terms and all protected tokens, URLs, law references, amounts, dates, citations, and placeholders. However, I notice that the text to translate only contains `CC 518` without any actual content. Could you please provide the full text that needs to be translated?)
- Administration and liquidation — according to complexity (generally 6 to 24 months)
- Recourse to the supervisory authority — at any time during the mandate (CC 518 / CC 595)
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