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Art. 542 Schweizerisches Zivilgesetzbuch (ZGB)
ZGB; Zweite Abteilung: Der Erbgang; Fünfzehnter Titel: Die Eröffnung des Erbganges; C. Voraussetzungen auf Seite des Erben; II. Erleben des Erbganges; 1. Als Erbe
Art. 542 ZGB
Um die Erbschaft erwerben zu können, muss der Erbe den Erbgang in erbfähigem Zustand erleben.
Stirbt ein Erbe, nachdem er den Erbgang erlebt hat, so vererbt sich sein Recht an der Erbschaft auf seine Erben.
Gerichtsentscheide zu dieser Bestimmung (5)
ZOR.2023.20 · ag (Art. 542 Abs. 2 ZGB)
Estate Division Dispute: Grandchildren vs. Daughter
Cited to explain that if an heir dies after experiencing the inheritance, their right to the inheritance passes to their heirs, creating a new inheritance community.
ZK1 2017 124 · gr (Art. 542 Abs. 2 ZGB)
Estate Administrator Appointment Based on Disputed Property Ownership
Cited in the reasoning regarding the continuation of rights/obligations into sub-heirs upon the death of an heir.
ZK1 2015 178 · gr (Art. 542 Abs. 1 ZGB)
Appeal Regarding Certificate of Inheritance and Interpretation of Testamentary Disposition for Predeceased Substitute Heir's Descendants
Cited in the reasoning, but the actual ground for the final decision is more closely related to the interpretation of Art. 559 ZGB and the testatement's content regarding inheritance rights, which is satisfied by the final instruction to issue the certificate.
HC.2012.145 · vd (Art. 542 al. 2 CC)
Estate Declaration Involving Post-Decedence Heir Survival and Substitution Clause Interpretation
Cited to explain that the rights of the heir who died after the opening of the succession pass to his heirs.
11.2000.135 · ti (art. 542 cpv. 1 CC)
Appeal Dismissed for Procedural Defects Despite Underlying Issues of Property Transfer and Cession of Inheritance Rights
Cited in the reasoning regarding inheritance succession (not used in the operative part).