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# Practical Guide

I think that my reserved portion of the estate has not been respected

The reserved portion of an estate is the minimum share of the succession to which certain heirs are entitled and of which the testator cannot deprive them (art. 470-471 CC). Since 1 January 2023, the reserved portions are: 1/2 of the legal share for descendants, 1/2 of the legal share for the… The translation is accurate and maintains all legal references, dates, and amounts as required.)

Verified sources as of 2026-04-07.

Applicable Law Articles

Critical Deadlines

  1. Calculation of the reserveimmediate upon succession opening
  2. Formal notice to the beneficiariesin the 6 months following knowledge of the breach (CC 522 et seq.)
  3. Response deadlineI'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.
  4. Action for Reduction before the Court1 year from knowledge of the breach, 10 years at the latest from the opening (CC 533) (CC 522 / CC 533)

Keywords

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