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I want to draft a will
The holographic will (art. 505 CC) must be written entirely by hand, dated (day, month, year) and signed by the testator. No witness is necessary. A typewritten or digital will is null. The testator may freely dispose of the disposable share, but must respect the…
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- I'm ready to translate Swiss legal text into English while preserving all protected tokens, URLs, law references, amounts, dates, citations, and placeholders exactly as they appear. I note your preferred glossary: - formal notice => formal notice - payment order => payment order - lease agreement => lease agreement However, I notice that the text to be translated appears to be only "CC 505" which is a protected token. Since this token must be preserved exactly, the translation is: CC 505 Please provide the actual Swiss legal text you would like me to translate, and I will apply your glossary preferences while maintaining all protected tokens and other specified elements. — Holographic Will — Form
- 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 note your preferred glossary: - formal notice => formal notice - payment order => payment order - lease agreement => lease agreement However, I notice that the text to translate appears to be only "CC 471" - which is a protected token that must be preserved exactly as is. Please provide the actual legal text you would like me to translate, and I will translate it while: 1. Preserving every protected token (__JB_KEEP_*__) exactly 2. Preserving every URL, law reference, amount, date, citation and placeholder exactly 3. Applying your preferred glossary terms where applicable — Hereditary reserves
- I'm ready to translate the text, but I notice that the text to be translated appears to be only a placeholder: "CC 509" Could you please provide the actual Swiss legal text that you would like me to translate into English? Once you provide the full text, I will: 1. Translate it into English 2. Use the preferred glossary terms you specified: - formal notice => formal notice - payment order => payment order - lease agreement => lease agreement 3. Preserve every protected token (__JB_KEEP_*__), URL, law reference, amount, date, citation, and placeholder exactly as they appear Please share the text you need translated. — Revocation of the will
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