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I have a situation related to: Bequest vs institution as heir
Swiss succession law fundamentally distinguishes between two categories of beneficiaries by will: the instituted heir (art. 483 CC) succeeds in a universal capacity: he receives a share or the entirety of the succession and participates in both the assets and liabilities… The translation is accurate and consistent with the preferred glossary provided.)
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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. However, I notice that the text to be translated appears to be empty (only `CC 483` is shown). Please provide the actual text you would like me to translate, and I will: - Preserve every protected token exactly as written - Use your preferred glossary terms (formal notice => formal notice, payment order => payment order, lease agreement => lease agreement) - Keep all URLs, law references, amounts, dates, citations, and placeholders unchanged - Return only the translation — Appointment of heir
- I'm ready to translate the text as a Swiss legal translator. However, I notice that the text to be translated contains only a placeholder: CC 484 Since this is a protected token that must be preserved exactly, here is the result: CC 484 Please provide the actual text you would like me to translate, and I will apply the preferred glossary terms (formal notice => formal notice, payment order => payment order, lease agreement => lease agreement) while preserving all protected tokens, URLs, legal references, amounts, dates, citations, and placeholders. — Specific bequest
- I'm ready to translate Swiss legal text into English following your preferences and guidelines. However, I don't see any text to translate in your message - only the placeholder CC 486. Please provide the actual text you'd like me to translate, and I will: - Use your preferred glossary terms (formal notice → formal notice, payment order → payment order, lease agreement → lease agreement) - Preserve all protected tokens (__JB_KEEP_*) - Preserve all URLs, law references, amounts, dates, citations, and placeholders exactly as they appear - Return only the translation — Reduction of legacies insufficient assets
- CC 562 — Delivery of the legacy — action of the legatee
- I'm ready to help, but I notice that the text to translate appears to be empty or only contains the placeholder "CC 603". Could you please provide the actual text that needs to be translated? Once you share the complete Swiss legal text, I will translate it into English while: - Preserving all protected tokens (like CC 603) - Keeping all URLs, law references, amounts, dates, citations, and placeholders exactly as they appear - Using the preferred glossary terms: formal notice, payment order, and lease agreement Please share the text you'd like translated. — Joint and several liability of heirs for debts
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