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Art. 521 Schweizerisches Zivilgesetzbuch (ZGB)
ZGB; Erste Abteilung: Die Erben; Vierzehnter Titel: Die Verfügungen von Todes wegen; Sechster Abschnitt: Die Ungültigkeit und Herabsetzung der Verfügungen; A. Ungültigkeitsklage; III. Verjährung
Art. 521 ZGB
Die Ungültigkeitsklage verjährt mit Ablauf eines Jahres, von dem Zeitpunkt an gerechnet, da der Kläger von der Verfügung und dem Ungültigkeitsgrund Kenntnis erhalten hat, und in jedem Falle mit Ablauf von zehn Jahren, vom Tage der Eröffnung der Verfügung an gerechnet.
Gegenüber einem bösgläubigen Bedachten verjährt sie im Falle der Verfügungsunfähigkeit des Erblassers oder der Rechtswidrigkeit oder Unsittlichkeit unter allen Umständen erst mit dem Ablauf von 30 Jahren.
Einredeweise kann die Ungültigkeit einer Verfügung jederzeit geltend gemacht werden.
Gerichtsentscheide zu dieser Bestimmung (41)
ZBE.2023.3 · ag (Art. 521 Abs. 1 ZGB)
Objection to Inheritance Certificate Remains Valid Pending Will Contest Outcome
Cited as a deadline for initiating legal action regarding inheritance disputes.
LF220102 · zh (Art. 521 ZGB)
Appeal Regarding Will Opening Procedure Dismissed
This article concerning the limitation period for invalidity actions is mentioned in the reasoning (E. 3.2.3) regarding the purpose of the opening procedure.
BO.2021.10 · sg (Art. 521 Abs. 1 ZGB)
Heir's Lack of Standing for Estate Division Without Prior Nullity or Reduction Action
Cited in the summary of legal principles, related to the time limit for challenging dispositions (Ungültigkeitsklage).
RU210114 · zh (Art. 521 Abs. 1 ZGB)
Estate Dispute Dismissal Overturned Due to Improper Procedural Sanction
Cited in the reasoning concerning the time limit (statute of limitations/forfeiture) for filing an action to contest a will, relevant to assessing the severity of the procedural dismissal.
LF210098 · zh (Art. 521 Abs. 1 ZGB)
Heir Denied Untimely Inheritance Appeal
Cited in the reasoning to establish that the deadline for challenging the will is a substantive deadline that cannot be shortened, relevant to the non-admission of the request for shortening the time limit.
HC.2021.639 · vd (Art. 521 CC)
Appeal Regarding Will Nullity Lawsuit Inadmissibility and Reassessment of Statutory Time Limit
The court implicitly used this provision when reviewing the decision regarding the inadmissibility of the second claim based on the expiry of the statutory period (déchéance).
C/23015/2020 · ge (Art. 521 al. 1 CC)
Executrix Appeal of Restricted Powers Over Estate Liquidation Pending Inheritance Dispute
Cited concerning the legal deadlines for heirs to bring an action for nullity if they believe their rights are prejudiced.
11.2019.79 · ti (art. 521 cpv. 1 CC)
Estate Certificate Dispute: Foundation Heir vs. Legal Heirs Over Void Residual Clause
Cited in the reasoning to confirm that the nullity of the clause concerning the designation of beneficiaries by the executors can be assessed at any time, even if the annual contestation deadline has passed, supporting the decision to void that clause.
2020.OG.V.19.43 · ur (Art. 521 Abs. 1 ZGB)
Defective Will Prevailed Over Prior Agreement in Asset Calculation
Cited in the reasoning to justify the assumption of validity of the will due to the expiry of the deadline for filing a contestation action.
C/19319/2018 · ge (Art. 521 al. 1 CC)
Executor's Power Restriction Overruled in Heir Certificate Dispute
Cited in the reasoning concerning the provisional nature of the certificate of inheritance pending nullity or reduction actions.
LB170045 · zh (Art. 521 Abs. 1 ZGB)
Daughter's Compulsory Share Upheld in Inheritance Dispute
Referred to in relation to the time limit for contesting a will due to formal defects.
ZB.2017.11 · bs (Art. 521 ZGB)
Will Invalidation Suit: Conservatory Measure Satisfies Conciliation Prerequisite
Cited in the reasoning to address the prescription/forfeiture period, which the court found was a substantive issue, not a prerequisite for entering the case.
1.2017.PMR · vd (art. 521 al. 1 CC)
Annulment of Holographic Will Due to Decedents' Dementia and Lack of Testamentary Capacity
Applied to confirm that the action for nullity respects the one-year prescription period.
C/14514/2012 · ge (art. 521 al. 1 CC)
Testamentary Capacity Challenge to Holographic Wills Due to Alzheimer's Disease
Fixe le délai pour attaquer un testament en nullité, utilisé dans l'analyse de la recevabilité des conclusions nouvelles.
LF150040 · zh (Art. 521 ZGB)
Inheritance Certificate Modification for Disinherited Heir
Cited to mention the commencement of the statute of limitations for an action for annulment.