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# Practical Guide
An heir is unworthy of succeeding
Unworthiness to inherit (art. 540 CC) automatically deprives an heir of his rights if he has: (1) intentionally and unlawfully caused or attempted to cause the death of the deceased, (2) rendered the deceased permanently unable to dispose of his estate by will, (3) by fraud, threat or violence,…
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Applicable Law Articles
- CC 540 — Unworthiness
- I'm ready to translate Swiss legal text into English, preserving all protected tokens, URLs, law references, amounts, dates, citations, and placeholders exactly as they appear. I'll use the preferred glossary you've provided: - formal notice => formal notice - payment order => payment order - lease agreement => lease agreement However, I notice that the text you've provided is only "CC 541" (a protected token). Since there is no actual text content to translate, I'm returning the protected token unchanged as instructed: CC 541 Please provide the Swiss legal text you would like me to translate. — Effects of Unworthiness
Critical Deadlines
- Documentation of the facts — immediate upon discovery of the facts
- Notification to co-heirs — in the 30 days (CC 540)
- Deadline for amicable resolution — I'm ready to translate Swiss legal text into English as a Swiss legal translator. I will: - Preserve all protected tokens (like 60 days) - Keep all URLs, law references, amounts, dates, citations, and placeholders exactly as they appear - Apply the preferred glossary: - formal notice => formal notice - payment order => payment order - lease agreement => lease agreement However, I notice that the text to translate contains only "60 days" with no actual content. Please provide the complete text you would like me to translate, and I will proceed with the translation while respecting all the requirements above.
- Judicial action for declaration of unworthiness — 1 year upon knowledge of the reason (CC 541) (CC 540 / CC 541)
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