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Art. 160 Schweizerisches Zivilgesetzbuch (ZGB)
ZGB; Erste Abteilung: Das Eherecht; Fünfter Titel: Die Wirkungen der Ehe im Allgemeinen; B. Name
Art. 160 ZGB
Jeder Ehegatte behält seinen Namen.
Die Verlobten können aber gegenüber der Zivilstandsbeamtin oder dem Zivilstandsbeamten erklären, dass sie einen ihrer Ledignamen als gemeinsamen Familiennamen tragen wollen.
Behalten die Verlobten ihren Namen, so bestimmen sie, welchen ihrer Ledignamen ihre Kinder tragen sollen. In begründeten Fällen kann die Zivilstandsbeamtin oder der Zivilstandsbeamte die Verlobten von dieser Pflicht befreien.
Gerichtsentscheide zu dieser Bestimmung (20)
BGE 115 II 193 (Art. 160 Abs. 2 ZGB)
Denial of Husband's Right to Prepend His Birth Name to the Wife's Surname as Family Name Under Swiss Matrimonial Law
Applied to deny the husband's request to place his former name before the family name, as this right is granted only to the wife.
VB.2018.00414 · zh (Art. 160 Abs. 2 ZGB)
Parental Choice of Child's Surname Under Swiss Law
This article was cited in the context of determining the name of a child when parents do not have a common surname.
VVGE.2003.04.Nr.7 · ow (Art. 160 Abs. 1 ZGB)
Spousal Name Unity vs. Individual Autonomy: Name Change Denied Due to Lack of Substantive Grounds
This provision states that the husband's name is the family name and was cited in the context of the applicant being married.
AbR.1986.87.Nr.23 · ow (Art. 160 Abs. 2 ZGB)
Family Support Obligation Priority Over Husband's Subsistence
Cited as the substantive law governing the division of insufficient income to cover the minimum subsistence needs of the husband, wife, and children.
CDP.2011.290 · ne (Art. 160 CC)
Maiden Name Retention: Jurisdictional Error in Civil Status Decision
Cited in the reasoning regarding the substantive law governing the choice of surname after marriage.
GE.2008.0081 · vd (Art. 160 al. 2 CC)
Appeal Regarding Children's Surname Change Refusal Upheld
Cited incidentally in the reasoning to discuss the legal basis for hyphenated names used by the eldest appellant.
NW080001 · zh (Art. 160 Abs. 1 ZGB)
Children's Request to Change Surname Denied Despite Parental Divorce and Mother's Name Change
Cited in conjunction with Art. 270 Abs. 1 ZGB regarding the basis for the children obtaining the parents' family name.
GE.2005.0216 · vd (art. 160 al. 1 et 270 al. 1 CC)
Population Service v. Parent Regarding Birth Certificate Name Change
Cited in the reasoning to establish that the child must bear the father's name, which forms the basis for rejecting the appeal.
A/1342/2001 · ge (art. 160 al. 2 CC)
Supplementary Benefits Dispute: Spouse's Caregiving vs. Imputed Income Calculation
Cited as the legal basis for the spouse's duty to contribute to the family's proper maintenance.
VPB ad-94-434-n (Art. 160 CC)
Swiss Federal Council Opinion on Family Name and Citizenship Law Reform for Gender Equality
This article is cited in the context of modifying the rules regarding the family name of spouses and the choice thereof.
VPB 94-434 (Art. 160 al. 1 ch. 2 CC)
Family Law Amendments for Gender Equality
This provision specifies the choice fiancés have regarding their surnames after marriage, allowing them to either keep their current names or revert to their birth names.
VPB 94-434 (Art. 160 al. 3 CC)
Family Law Amendments for Gender Equality
This provision allows married couples who retained their pre-marriage surnames to jointly choose a common surname at the birth or adoption of their first child.
VPB 94-434 (Art. 160 Abs. 1 ZGB)
Swiss Civil Code Spousal Surname Amendment for Gender Equality
Cited as the existing legal basis concerning the family name of spouses, which the initiative seeks to amend.
VPB 94-434 (Art. 160 Abs. 2 ZGB)
Swiss Civil Code Spousal Surname Amendment for Gender Equality
Cited as the existing legal basis concerning the family name of spouses, which the initiative seeks to amend.
11.1995.46 · ti (art. 160 cpv. 2 e 161 cpv. 2 vCC, art. 163 CC)
Appeal Regarding Spousal and Child Support Modification Based on Reduced Means
Cited in the reasoning section (2) to establish the legal framework for modification of maintenance obligations after separation.