General Law

Donation

0717-en RE330 Code of Obligations (CO, General/Special Part) As of 11.07.2026


A gift under the Swiss Code of Obligations is a contractual donation between living persons, whereby one person enriches another from his or her assets without any corresponding consideration.

Deutsch

Schenkung 0717-de

Die obligationenrechtliche Schenkung ist eine vertragliche Zuwendung unter Lebenden, womit jemand aus seinem Vermögen einen andern ohne entsprechende Gegenleistung bereichert.

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