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Art. 540 Schweizerisches Zivilgesetzbuch (ZGB)
ZGB; Zweite Abteilung: Der Erbgang; Fünfzehnter Titel: Die Eröffnung des Erbganges; C. Voraussetzungen auf Seite des Erben; I. Fähigkeit; 2. Erbunwürdigkeit; a. Gründe
Art. 540 ZGB
Unwürdig, Erbe zu sein oder aus einer Verfügung von Todes wegen irgendetwas zu erwerben, ist: 1. wer vorsätzlich und rechtswidrig den Tod des Erblassers herbeigeführt oder herbeizuführen versucht hat; 2. wer den Erblasser vorsätzlich und rechtswidrig in einen Zustand bleibender Verfügungsunfähigkeit gebracht hat; 3. wer den Erblasser durch Arglist, Zwang oder Drohung dazu gebracht oder daran verhindert hat, eine Verfügung von Todes wegen zu errichten oder zu widerrufen; 4. wer eine Verfügung von Todes wegen vorsätzlich und rechtswidrig unter Umständen, die dem Erblasser deren Erneuerung nicht mehr ermöglichten, beseitigt oder ungültig gemacht hat.
Durch Verzeihung des Erblassers wird die Erbunwürdigkeit aufgehoben.
Gerichtsentscheide zu dieser Bestimmung (25)
LB200049 · zh (Art. 540 Abs. 1 ZGB)
Inheritance Dispute Appeal: Remand of Specific Claims
Cited as the legal basis for determining unworthiness to inherit, which is a core issue in the remaining claims.
HC.2021.85 · vd (Art. 540 al. 1 ch. 1 CC)
Appellant v. Estate Information Denial Based on Murder Conviction
This provision concerning the unworthiness to inherit was the substantive ground used to reject the appellant's claims regarding the sister's estate.
HC.2020.659 · vd (Art. 540 al. 1 CC)
Heir Unworthiness Due to Conviction for Parent's Death by Omission
This provision defines the grounds for being unworthy of inheritance, which was the core issue decided by confirming the lower court's judgment on the appellant's fitness to inherit.
LB200014 · zh (Art. 540 Abs. 2 ZGB)
Appeal Regarding Interlocutory Rulings in Inheritance Dispute Dismissed
This article was cited in the final order context (paragraph 6 of the reasoning, although not in the operative part itself) regarding the merits of the appeal concerning unworthiness to inherit, but the core basis for the final decision is procedural.
LB180010 · zh (Art. 540 Abs. 1 ZGB)
Estate Division Appeal Regarding Alleged Will Deceit and Unworthiness
Cited in the dispositive (Order 2) as the substantive basis for the previous finding of ineligibility to inherit, which is subsequently overturned.
LB170026 · zh (Art. 540 Abs. 1 Ziff. 3 ZGB)
Inheritance Dispute Over Alleged Deception Regarding MS Diagnosis
The provision determining whether the appellant is excluded from inheritance (unwürdig) was considered, although ultimately found not to apply, the decision on the main case hinges on this legal basis.
C/24356/2010 · ge (Art. 540 al. 1 ch. 3 CC)
Succession Pact Validity and Inheritance Rights Challenge
Cited in relation to the appellant's request to establish the unworthiness to inherit (indignité) of the opposing parties.
25.2015.PHC · vd (art. 540 al. 1 ch. 1 CC)
Inheritance Dispute and Annulment of Disinheritance Against Murderer Heir
Basis for declaring the defendant unworthy of inheritance (indignité) because he intentionally killed the deceased.
16.2014.FAB · vd (art. 540 ch. 1 CC)
Inheritance Dispute Amendment Post-Criminal Conviction
Cited in the reasoning to establish the unworthiness of B.P. to inherit, which forms the basis for modifying the conclusions in order II.
LB120114 · zh (Art. 540 Abs. 1 Ziff. 3 ZGB)
Holographic Will Validity and Beneficiary Unworthiness Upheld
Cited in the reasoning (E. 4.3.a) regarding the ground for declaring the heir unworthy, although the claim was ultimately rejected.
C/11187/2004 · ge (art. 540 al. 1 CC)
Testamentary Capacity and Will Validity Dispute
This article defines grounds for exclusion from inheritance (indignity), which the appellants invoked against the spouse, and the court confirmed the judgment rejecting this claim.
LB100043 · zh (Art. 540 Abs. 1 Ziff. 3 ZGB)
Inheritance Unworthiness Based on Deceit Towards Incapacitated Testator
The decision mandates the lower court to re-examine the case to determine if the plaintiff is considered unworthy of inheritance based on this article.
CC.2004.103 · ne (Art. 540 CC)
Testamentary Rectification Based on Manifest Error in Legatee Designation
Cited in the discussion regarding the grounds for unworthiness to succeed, which the defendant raised against the plaintiff.
LB050089 · zh (Art. 540 Abs. 1 ZGB)
Will Contest: Defendant Upheld as Sole Heir Despite Partial Will Invalidation
The court ruled that the defendant was not unworthy of inheritance based on this article, as her alleged actions did not fall under its provisions.
AA050104 · zh (Art. 540 ZGB)
Appeal Dismissed in Estate Dispute Over Voided Loan and Untimely Unjust Enrichment Claim
This is an explicit mention from the reasoning which is not present in the final orders. The final orders do not cite this provision.