We provide you with comprehensive advice and represent you in all family and succession law matters – from estate planning to structuring marital property regimes and from divorce right through to matters relating to children. Our support also extends to the protection of your interests both in an advisory capacity and in court.
Family / Inheritance
Family / Inheritance
Expertise
- Advice and litigation as well as representation before conciliation authorities, courts and authorities
- Planning and preparing separation and divorce agreements
- Asserting interests in separation situations and representation in marital union protection and divorce proceedings
- Preparing expert opinions on the calculation of alimony and maintenance contributions, the allocation of houses and apartments and pension fund assets
- Representation in child residence and custody disputes
- Adjusting divorce decrees and other decisions
- Preparing publicly notarised marital agreements, inheritance contracts and cohabitation agreements
- Designing estate plans and drawing up wills, advance care directives and patient decrees
- Dispositions granting the spouse most-favoured status under inheritance law, advances on inheritance and gifts
- Acting as executor
- Asserting claims for violated statutory entitlements and contesting wills
- Representing the heirs in the community of heirs or in official and court proceedings
- Enforcing claims for information against heirs in Switzerland and abroad, lifetime beneficiaries or third parties (such as trusts, foundations, banks, insurance companies and tax authorities)
- Safeguarding legacy claims for institutions, NGOs and other beneficiaries
