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Art. 401 Schweizerisches Zivilgesetzbuch (ZGB)
ZGB; Dritte Abteilung: Der Erwachsenenschutz; Elfter Titel: Die behördlichen Massnahmen; Zweiter Abschnitt: Die Beistandschaften; A. Ernennung; II. Wünsche der betroffenen Person oder ihr nahestehender Personen
Art. 401 ZGB
Schlägt die betroffene Person eine Vertrauensperson als Beistand oder Beiständin vor, so entspricht die Erwachsenenschutzbehörde ihrem Wunsch, wenn die vorgeschlagene Person für die Beistandschaft geeignet und zu deren Übernahme bereit ist.
Sie berücksichtigt, soweit tunlich, Wünsche der Angehörigen oder anderer nahestehender Personen.
Lehnt die betroffene Person eine bestimmte Person als Beistand oder Beiständin ab, so entspricht die Erwachsenenschutzbehörde, soweit tunlich, diesem Wunsch.
Gerichtsentscheide zu dieser Bestimmung (319)
bac92bfaf7c46da4409c · ag (Art. 401 Abs. 1 ZGB)
Individual's Right to Propose Guardian
This provision is cited as the basis for the requirement to follow the proposal of a trusted person for guardianship, provided they are suitable and willing.
C/24718/2015 · ge (art. 401 al. 1 CC)
Guardianship Appointment Review for Indigent Ward
Cited as the principle for giving effect to the wishes of the protected person regarding the appointment of a guardian.
C/24718/2015 · ge (art. 401 al. 2 CC)
Guardianship Appointment Review for Indigent Ward
Cited as the principle for taking into consideration the wishes of family members regarding the appointment of a guardian.
C/12776/2021 · ge (art. 401 al. 1 CC)
Appeal Against Curatorship for Mental Health and Financial Instability
Cited in the reasoning section regarding the acceptance of a proposed guardian by the person under guardianship.
C/12776/2021 · ge (art. 401 al. 2 CC)
Appeal Against Curatorship for Mental Health and Financial Instability
Cited in the reasoning section regarding consideration for the wishes of family members or other relatives regarding the guardian.
106 2025 32 · fr (art. 401 al. 1 CC)
Parents' Appeal to Appoint Mother as Curator for Adult Daughter Granted Over Professional Appointment
The appeal was allowed and the initial decision modified because the concerned person (C.________) expressed a wish for her mother (A.________) to be appointed as guardian, which the court must follow if the person meets the requirements.
C1 25 3 · vs (Art. 401 Abs. 1 ZGB)
Appeal Regarding Replacement of Asset Management Guardian with Professional Fiduciary
Cited in the reasoning regarding respecting the wishes of the person under protection regarding the appointment of a guardian.
106 2024 87 · fr (art. 401 al. 2 CC)
Appeal Against Curatorship for Disabled Adult Upheld
This article was used in the reasoning concerning the consideration of family wishes when appointing a curator, although it is not explicitly cited in the dispositive orders I and II.
C/6044/2024 · ge (art. 401 al. 1 CC)
Curatorship Conflict and Consolidation for Incapacitated Adult
Cited regarding the weight given to the wishes of the person under curatorship concerning the appointment of a curator.
C/6044/2024 · ge (art. 401 al. 2 CC)
Curatorship Conflict and Consolidation for Incapacitated Adult
Cited regarding the weight given to the wishes of family members concerning the appointment of a curator.
C/6044/2024 · ge (art. 401 al. 3 CC)
Curatorship Conflict and Consolidation for Incapacitated Adult
Cited regarding the weight given to the objections raised by the person under curatorship against a specific nomination.
C/3022/2023 · ge (art. 401 al. 2 CC)
Curatorship and Civil Rights Limitation in Case of Cognitive Impairment
This provision concerning the consideration of family members' wishes was implicitly used when confirming the choice of the curator against the appellant's wishes because the proposed family members could not bear the burden.
810.24.108 · bl (Art. 401 Abs. 2 ZGB)
Guardianship Expansion for Vulnerable Elderly Individual Upheld
Regulates the consideration of wishes from relatives or other close persons when choosing a guardian, but does not grant an independent right to be heard.
C/4504/2011 · ge (art. 401 al. 1 CC)
Curatorship Appointment Dispute for Incapacitated Adult
Cited as part of the general law context regarding the consideration of the wishes of the person under curatorship when appointing a curator, relevant to the decision on the scope of the curatorship.
C/15473/2023 · ge (art. 401 al. 1 CC)
Adult Subject and Mother v. Professional Curator Regarding Curatorship Scope
Cited regarding the authority's obligation to follow the wishes of the person concerned when appointing a curator, if conditions are met.