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# Practical Guide
I want to repudiate an inheritance
Any heir may repudiate (renounce) the succession within a period of 3 months from the day they become aware of the death and their status as an heir (art. 567 CC). The repudiation is made by declaration before the competent authority (justice of the peace in VD, court of first instance in GE).…
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- I'm ready to translate the text from French to English, preserving the specified glossary terms and all protected tokens, URLs, references, amounts, dates, and citations. However, I notice that the text to translate appears to be only "CC 566" - which is a protected token that should be preserved exactly as is. Please provide the actual French legal text you would like me to translate, and I will apply the preferred glossary and preserve all protected tokens and legal references. — Repudiation — deadline
- I'm ready to translate Swiss legal text into English while preserving: - All protected tokens (like CC 567) - URLs, law references, amounts, dates, citations, and placeholders - Using your preferred glossary: - formal notice → formal notice - payment order → payment order - lease agreement → lease agreement However, I notice that the text you've provided contains only "CC 567" with no actual content to translate. Please provide the Swiss legal text you'd like me to translate, and I'll process it according to your specifications. — Declaration of Repudiation
- I'm ready to translate 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 appears to be missing. I see only the placeholder `CC 571` but no actual content to translate. Please provide the Swiss legal text you'd like me to translate, and I will: - Preserve every protected token (like `CC 571`) - Keep all URLs, law references, amounts, dates, citations, and placeholders exactly as they are - Apply the preferred glossary terms: - formal notice → formal notice - payment order → payment order - lease agreement → lease agreement I'm ready to proceed once you provide the text. — Forfeiture of the Right to Refuse
- I'm ready to help translate Swiss legal text into English. However, I notice that the text you've provided only contains a placeholder token "CC 580" with no actual content to translate. Please provide the complete text you would like me to translate, and I will: - Translate it into English while preserving all protected tokens (like CC 580) - Keep all URLs, law references, amounts, dates, citations, and placeholders exactly as they appear - Apply your preferred glossary: - formal notice → formal notice - payment order → payment order - lease agreement → lease agreement Please share the full text for translation. — Benefit of Inventory
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