General Law

Certificate of inheritance

0310-en RE320 Civil Code (ZGB) As of 11.07.2026


The certificate of inheritance is the legitimation certificate issued to the testamentary and legal heir and (mutatis mutandis) to the beneficiary as a certificate of his right to inherit.

Deutsch

Erbschein 0310-de

Erbschein ist das Legitimationsattest, der dem testamentarischen wie dem gesetzlichen Erben und (mutatis mutandis) dem Nutzniessungsberechtigten erteilt wird, als Zeugnis über sein Erbrecht.

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Certificate of inheritance (0310-en), in: LAWPEDIA®-Glossar, provided by LAWCONSULT AG, www.lawconsult.ch/lawpedia/en/certificate-of-inheritance, as of: 11.07.2026 [accessed on ].

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