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I have a situation related to: Legal action petition inheritance
The action for recognition of heirship (art. 598 CC) allows anyone claiming to be an heir to demand from any possessor the restitution of the estate's assets that he holds by virtue of an apparent succession title or without title. It is distinguished from ordinary revendication (art. 641 al. 2 CC)…
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- I'm ready to translate Swiss legal text into English. However, I notice that the text you've provided contains only "CC 598" which appears to be a protected token placeholder. Please provide the actual text you would like me to translate, and I will: - Preserve every protected token (__JB_KEEP_*__) - Keep all URLs, law references, amounts, dates, citations and placeholders exactly as they appear - Apply the preferred glossary you've specified: - formal notice => formal notice - payment order => payment order - lease agreement => lease agreement Once you provide the text, I'll deliver the English translation. — Action for Declaration of Heirship
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- I'm ready to translate the text into English. However, I notice that the text you've provided contains only "CC 600" which is a protected token placeholder. Please provide the actual 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 - Apply the preferred glossary terms (formal notice => formal notice, payment order => payment order, lease agreement => lease agreement) - Return only the translation — Prescription of the action
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