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Art. 505 Schweizerisches Zivilgesetzbuch (ZGB)

ZGB; Erste Abteilung: Die Erben; Vierzehnter Titel: Die Verfügungen von Todes wegen; Vierter Abschnitt: Die Verfügungsformen; A. Letztwillige Verfügungen; I. Errichtung; 3. Eigenhändige Verfügung
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Art. 505 ZGB

Die eigenhändige letztwillige Verfügung ist vom Erblasser von Anfang bis zu Ende mit Einschluss der Angabe von Jahr, Monat und Tag der Errichtung von Hand niederzuschreiben sowie mit seiner Unterschrift zu versehen.

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Gerichtsentscheide zu dieser Bestimmung (25)

ZOR.2024.67 · ag (Art. 505 Abs. 1 ZGB)
Joint Will Invalidity Upheld, Partial Appeal Dismissed
Referenced concerning the formal requirements for holographic wills.
C/16902/2019 · ge (art. 505 al. 1 CC)
Heirs v. Attorney Holographic Will Validity Dispute
Substantive provision concerning the formal requirements for a holographic will, whose violation was alleged by the appellants.
C/9720/2016 · ge (Art. 505 CC)
Companion's Claim Against Estate for Unpaid Wages and Lump Sum Fails Due to Lack of Proven Employment or Valid Gift
Cited in the reasoning detailing the forms of wills (holographic will), relevant to the analysis of the CHF 36,000 indemnity as a potential disposition mortis causa.
HC.2020.364 · vd (Art. 505 CC)
Testamentary Disposition Validity Due to Lacking Date and Signature
This provision defines the formal requirements for a holographic will, which was the core subject matter of the appeal concerning the validity of the document.
SGSTA.2017.33 · so (Art. 505 ZGB)
Substitute Heir Annuity Income Taxability Dispute
Cited in the reasoning section regarding the Nottestament established by the deceased.
ZG.2012.00925 · gl (Art. 505 Abs. 1 ZGB)
Joint Will and Inheritance Contract Enforcement Dispute
Cited to confirm that the handwritten testament met the formal requirements.
PQ140094 · zh (Art. 505 ZGB)
Protective Care Appointment and Capacity Restriction Appeal
Cited in the reasoning regarding the formal requirements for testamentary dispositions.
LB120114 · zh (Art. 505 Abs. 1 ZGB)
Holographic Will Validity and Beneficiary Unworthiness Upheld
Cited in the reasoning (E. 4.1.b) regarding the formal requirements for holographic wills.
C/29946/2010 · ge (Art. 505 al. 1 CC)
Executor v. Justice of the Peace (Swiss National Estate Jurisdiction)
The court extensively discussed the formal requirements of a holographic testament under this article, which dictated the validity of the codicil under Swiss law.
CC.2009.20 · ne (Art. 505 al. 1 CC)
Estate of [Deceased Name] v. [Heir Name]: Holographic Will Validity and Conditional Bequests
Cited as the formal requirement satisfied by the holographic will.
C/1670/2008 · ge (art. 505 al. 1 CC)
Holographic Will Validity Upheld Despite Language Proficiency Challenge
Cited in the reasoning related to the validity of the holographic will, although the ultimate confirmation of the judgment did not rely on an explicit annulment based on this article, it was the core legal test applied to the primary remaining document.
11.2007.70 · ti (art. 505 cpv. 1 CC)
Appeal Regarding Holographic Will Formalities and Computer-Generated Disposition Validity
The nullity of the contested will is based on the failure to observe the required form for holographic testaments under this article.
ZF 2002 26 · gr (Art. 505 ZGB)
Estate of Deceased v. Non-Relative Beneficiary (Testamentary Capacity)
Cited in the reasoning regarding formal requirements for holographic wills, but not used in the final orders.
ZF 2002 26 · gr (Art. 505 ZGB)
Testamentary Capacity Challenge to Holographic Will Based on Dementia
Although the court ultimately found the will formally valid by applying Art. 520a ZGB, Art. 505 ZGB was discussed as the general requirement for holographic wills which was then relativized.
11.2000.128 · ti (art. 505 cpv. 1 CC)
Appeal Regarding Holographic Will Validity and Forgery Allegations
The court confirmed the validity of the holographic will based on this article, as the form was apparently respected.