Practical Guide
Inheritance: what share for the spouse and children?
Since the revision of succession law that came into force on 1 January 2023, the rules on statutory shares have been modified to give more freedom to the testator and strengthen the position of the surviving spouse without common children. The legal succession without a will (art. 462 CC) remains: in the presence…
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Applicable law provisions
- CC 462 — Legal succession — spouse and descendants
- I need to translate the text, but I notice that the text to be translated only contains "CC 470", which is a protected token that must be preserved exactly. CC 470 — Reserve — available portion
- CC 471 — Reserve of descendants (1/2) and spouse (1/2)
- CC 612a — Priority allocation of the family dwelling to the surviving spouse
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