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Art. 494 Bundesgesetz vom 30. März 1911 betreffend die Ergänzung des Schweizerischen Zivilgesetzbuches (OR)
OR; Zweite Abteilung: Die einzelnen Vertragsverhältnisse; Zwanzigster Titel: Die Bürgschaft; A. Voraussetzungen; III. Zustimmung des Ehegatten
Art. 494 OR
Die Bürgschaft einer verheirateten Person bedarf zu ihrer Gültigkeit der im einzelnen Fall vorgängig oder spätestens gleichzeitig abgegebenen schriftlichen Zustimmung des Ehegatten, wenn die Ehe nicht durch richterliches Urteil getrennt ist.
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Für nachträgliche Abänderungen einer Bürgschaft ist die Zustimmung des andern Ehegatten nur erforderlich, wenn der Haftungsbetrag erhöht oder eine einfache Bürgschaft in eine Solidarbürgschaft umgewandelt werden soll, oder wenn die Änderung eine erhebliche Verminderung der Sicherheiten bedeutet.
Die gleiche Regelung gilt bei eingetragenen Partnerschaften sinngemäss.
Gerichtsentscheide zu dieser Bestimmung (11)
VPB 04-1566-4655 (Art. 494 al. 2 CO)
Corporate Suretyship Exemption for Spouses
This article is explicitly mentioned as being abrogated in the dispositive section.
EB240556 · zh (Art. 494 Abs. 1 OR)
Provisional Debt Enforcement Refused Due to Void Suretyship Under Swiss Law
The absence of spousal consent, as required by this article, constituted an additional ground for denying the provisional legalization title.
23.2019.EKA · vd (art. 494 CO)
Debt Liberation Action Against Bank Regarding Mortgage Bonds and Loan Obligations
The court cited this article concerning the requirement for spousal consent for a married person acting as surety, noting its relevant version for the case.
14.2012.38 · ti (art. 494 cpv. 1 CO)
Creditor's Enforcement Request Dismissed Due to Lack of Spouse Consent on Guarantee Document
This provision establishes the requirement for the written consent of a spouse for the validity of a guarantee, which was the main ground for rejecting the provisional set-aside of the opposition.
14.2012.39 · ti (art. 494 cpv. 1 CO)
Creditor v. Debtor: Validity of Solidary Guarantee Without Spousal Consent for Provisional Enforcement
The main ground for overturning the lower court decision was the lack of spousal consent required for the validity of the surety agreement, as stipulated by this article.
SK 07 118 1 · lu (Art. 494 Abs. 2 OR)
Composition Agreement Approval Challenged Over Creditor Claim Classification
Cited in the reasoning to assert that spousal consent was not required for the suretyship declaration, which impacts the contract qualification issue relevant to the final decision.
VPB 2004.1566 (Art. 494, al. 2 CO)
Abolition of Spousal Consent for Guarantees
Abrogated by the Federal Assembly as part of the modification of the Code of Obligations concerning surety and spousal consent.
VPB 04-1564-4647 (art. 494 CO)
Repeal of Spousal Consent Exception for Commercial Register Entries in Surety Contracts
This article is cited as the basis for the proposed amendment concerning the requirement of spousal consent for suretyship agreements.
VPB 04-1719-4657 (art. 494 CO)
Spousal Consent for Guarantees: Expanding Family Protection
This article concerns the requirement of spousal consent for a married person to provide a guarantee, and the proposed revision aims to modify its exceptions.
14.2012.38 · ti (Art. 494 cpv. 1 CO)
Provisional Lifting of Opposition to Debt Enforcement Denied Due to Lack of Spousal Consent on Solidarity Guarantee.
Cited as the legal basis for ruling that the guarantee contract was invalid due to the lack of the spouse's written consent, leading to the rejection of the application for provisional set-off of opposition.
14.2012.39 · ti (art. 494 cpv. 1 CO)
Invalid Guarantee Due to Lack of Spousal Consent in Debt Enforcement
The decision rules on the validity of a guarantee (fideiussione) based on this article requiring spousal consent.