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# Practical Guide
I want to enter into a succession pact.
The succession pact (art. 494-497 CC) is a contract by which the settlor undertakes towards a third party concerning his succession. It may contain an institution of heir, a legacy, or a renunciation of the succession. Unlike a will, it cannot be revoked unilaterally (art.…
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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
- I'm ready to translate the Swiss legal text into English while preserving all protected tokens, URLs, law references, amounts, dates, citations, and placeholders. However, I notice that the text to be translated is only: CC 494 This appears to be a protected token with no actual text content to translate. Could you please provide the full text that needs to be translated? Once you do, I will translate it into English while: 1. Preserving every protected token exactly as shown 2. Preserving all URLs, law references, amounts, dates, citations, and placeholders 3. Using the preferred glossary terms: - formal notice => formal notice - payment order => payment order - lease agreement => lease agreement Please share the complete text you would like me to translate. — # Succession Pact — Contractual Institution
- I'm ready to translate the text into English as a Swiss legal translator. However, I notice that the text you've provided only contains "CC 512" which is a protected token that I should preserve exactly as is. Could you please provide the actual text that needs to be translated? Once you do, I will: - Preserve every protected token (__JB_KEEP_*__) - Preserve every URL, law reference, amount, date, citation and placeholder exactly - Apply your preferred glossary terms (formal notice => formal notice, payment order => payment order, lease agreement => lease agreement) - Return only the translation Please share the complete text to be translated. — Form of the succession pact
- I'm ready to translate Swiss legal text into English. However, I notice that the text you've provided only contains a placeholder (CC 513) with no actual content to translate. Please provide the Swiss legal text you would like me to translate, and I will: - Preserve every protected token (__JB_KEEP_*__) - Preserve every URL, law reference, amount, date, citation and placeholder exactly - Use your preferred glossary (formal notice => formal notice; payment order => payment order; lease agreement => lease agreement) - Return only the translation — Irrevocability of the pact
Critical Deadlines
- Definition of content — immediate
- Notarial drafting and execution — to be determined with the notary (CC 494 / CC 512)
- Conservation and information — for life
- Modification, Termination or Judicial Challenge — 1 year as from discovery of the defect (CC 521) (CC 513 / CC 521)
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