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I have a situation related to: Official administration
Official administration of the estate (art. 554 CC) is a protective measure ordered by the competent authority (justice of the peace or succession authority) to preserve the assets of the estate in three main cases: (1) one of the heirs is absent for an extended period and does not…
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- CC 554 — Official Administration — cases
- CC 555 — Unknown Heirs — Public Summons
- I'm ready to translate the text, but I notice that the text to be translated only contains "CC 593" which is a protected token placeholder. Since this is a protected token, I will preserve it exactly as instructed: CC 593 If you have additional Swiss legal text to translate, please provide it and I will translate it while: - Preserving all protected tokens (__JB_KEEP_*__) - Preserving all URLs, law references, amounts, dates, citations, and placeholders - Using the preferred glossary terms: - formal notice => formal notice - payment order => payment order - lease agreement => lease agreement — Official liquidation (to be distinguished)
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