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Art. 537 Schweizerisches Zivilgesetzbuch (ZGB)

ZGB; Zweite Abteilung: Der Erbgang; Fünfzehnter Titel: Die Eröffnung des Erbganges; A. Voraussetzung auf Seite des Erblassers
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Art. 537 ZGB

Der Erbgang wird durch den Tod des Erblassers eröffnet.

Insoweit den Zuwendungen und Teilungen, die bei Lebzeiten des Erblassers erfolgt sind, erbrechtliche Bedeutung zukommt, werden sie nach dem Stande der Erbschaft berücksichtigt, wie er beim Tode des Erblassers vorhanden ist.

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Gerichtsentscheide zu dieser Bestimmung (15)

SR.2004.00008 · zh (Art. 537 Abs. I ZGB)
Inheritance Tax Appeal on Preferential Valuation of Rental Properties and Business Assets
This article was cited in relation to the determination of the market value.
ZL.2022.00043 · zh (Art. 537 Abs. 1 ZGB)
Supplementary Benefits Recalculation and Repayment After Inheritance
Specifies the time at which an inheritance devolves.
FI.2019.0163 · vd (Art. 537 al. 1 CC)
Foundation's Real Estate Gains Tax Deferral and Basis Recalculation in Estate Division
Defines the opening of succession by death and its duration until the partition is completed.
C/23006/2018 · ge (Art. 537 al. 1 CC)
Heir's Opposition to Payment Order Based on Tax Claim Upheld Due to Prescription Period Calculation
Cited in the reasoning for establishing the opening of the succession upon death, which is the starting point for the prescription period.
A/1319/2017 · ge (art. 537 al. 1 CC)
Supplementary Benefits Recipient's Duty to Reimburse Inheritance Windfall
Cited by reference within the reasoning of the court (point 8), but not explicitly in the dispositive orders themselves; exclude based on rules.
ADM 2017 16 · ju (art. 537 al. 1 CC)
Social Services Denied Reimbursement for Welfare Payments from Heirs
Cited in relation to the composition of the hereditary mass in private succession law.
Arr.t.2017.36 · vd (Art. 537 al. 1 CC)
Usufruct Valuation and Asset Dissipation in Supplementary Benefits Claim
Cited in the header, related to the opening of succession following the cited matrimonial property law.
A/1082/2014 · ge (art. 537 al. 1 CC)
Appeal on Restitution of Supplementary Benefits Based on Disputed Inheritance
Cited in reasoning to establish the time of opening the succession (at the death of the deceased).
A/1431/2013 · ge (Art. 537 al. 1 et 560 CC)
Social Insurance Chamber Decision on Retroactive Benefit Recalculation Following Inheritance
Cited in the reasoning to support the rule on when an heir acquires the universal succession, impacting fortune calculation.
GE.2012.0149 · vd (Art. 537 al. 1 CC)
Estate Heir Reimbursement Obligation for Decedent's Legal Aid
Cited as background information on when the succession opens, though not the basis for the final order.
A/1572/2012 · ge (Art. 537 al. 1 CC)
Benefits Recipient Inheritance Valuation Date for Overpayment Recalculation
Cited in the reasoning regarding the moment of opening the succession, but not explicitly in the operative part.
2009.14 · bl (Art. 537 Abs. 1 ZGB)
Inheritance Tax Assessment Not Time-Barred; Procedural Defect Cured by Appeal
Cited for the opening of the inheritance upon the death of the testator.
510.08.77 · bl (Art. 537 Abs. 1 ZGB)
Inheritance Tax Assessment Notice Validity and Statute of Limitations Case
Cited for the principle that the inheritance is opened upon the death of the testator.
11.1997.161 · ti (art. 537 cpv. 2 e 630 cpv. 1 CC)
Estate Appeal: Collation Rejection Reversed, Partial Reduction Upheld
Used to establish the value of the succession for calculating the required collation amount.
11.2001.125 · ti (art. 537 cpv. 2 e 630 cpv. 1 CC)
Will Annulment Appeal Based on Alleged Testamentary Error Regarding Asset Valuation
Cited in reasoning regarding the valuation rules applicable in reduction or collation, although these subsidiary requests were rejected in the dispositive.