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I have a situation related to: Surviving spouse
The surviving spouse or registered partner receives a legal inheritance share fixed at art. 462 CC. In the presence of descendants: 1/2 of the succession to the spouse, 1/2 to the descendants. In the presence of heirs from the paternal or maternal line (but no descendants): 3/4 to…
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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. I will use the preferred glossary terms you've provided: - formal notice => formal notice - payment order => payment order - lease agreement => lease agreement However, I notice that the text to translate is marked as CC 462, which appears to be a protected token placeholder rather than actual content to translate. Please provide the actual Swiss legal text you would like me to translate, and I will proceed with the translation while preserving all protected tokens exactly as they appear. — Legal share of the surviving spouse or registered partner
- I'm ready to translate Swiss legal documents from French to English, preserving all protected tokens, URLs, law references, amounts, dates, citations, and placeholders exactly as they appear. However, I notice that the text to translate is just "CC 471" which is a protected token itself. Since protected tokens must be preserved exactly, the translation is: CC 471 Please provide the actual text you would like me to translate, and I will apply the glossary preferences you've specified (formal notice => formal notice, payment order => payment order, lease agreement => lease agreement) while preserving all protected tokens and legal references. — Reserve of the spouse (1/2 of the statutory share)
- 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. However, I notice that the text you've provided only contains "CC 473" without any actual content to translate. Please provide the Swiss legal text you would like me to translate, and I will: - Use your preferred glossary (formal notice → formal notice; payment order → payment order; lease agreement → lease agreement) - Preserve every protected token (__JB_KEEP_*__) - Preserve every URL, law reference, amount, date, citation, and placeholder exactly - Return only the translation I'm ready to proceed once you share the text. — Usufruct of the spouse over the share of common children
- 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 you've provided only contains "CC 204" 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_*__) - 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 I'm ready to proceed once you share the text. — Liquidation of the matrimonial regime — participation in accrued property
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