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# Practical Guide

I am questioning my matrimonial regime.

The legal matrimonial regime in Switzerland is participation in acquests (art. 196-220 CC). Each spouse retains their separate property (property prior to marriage, inherited, received by donation) and acquires acquests (income from work, proceeds from separate property). Upon dissolution of the regime (divorce, ...

Verified sources as of 2026-04-07.

Applicable Law Articles

Critical Deadlines

  1. Heritage Inventoryimmediate
  2. # Draft of Matrimonial Contractto be agreed with the notary (CC 182 / CC 184)
  3. # Execution of the Contract or # Performance of the Contract --- **Note:** "Exécution du contrat" can be translated as either "Execution of the Contract" or "Performance of the Contract," depending on the legal context. "Performance of the Contract" is more commonly used in modern English-language legal documents.upon notarized signature
  4. Action for modification or liquidation before the courtaccording to cantonal procedure (CC 185 / CC 196 et seq.)

Keywords

regime matrimonial participation acquests community separation

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