Succession law

A slightly bohemian friend, a fan of the Indian summer, divorced many years ago, had children from a first union with whom relations have become distant or even non-existent since they frequent the Champs-Elysées. He is now whistling up the hill with a new partner, without being married, and has no other children....

I lost my grandfather this summer. My mum and I are his sole heirs. Last week we found out that my grandfather hadn't paid all his bills and that he'd hidden a number of debts from us, even leaving certificates of default! We thought that these debts were extinguished with...

How can I ensure that the heirs succeed me? I've just lost someone close to me and I'm waiting for the courts to inform me of his last wishes. However, there are whispers in the family that it might be a commissioner's susbstitution or something like that. But what does that mean? Does it mean anything...

Challenging exile" I'd like to know whether it's possible to defend myself in the event of exile. Following a remarriage, my father has gradually ceased all contact with me and my children, leaving only my brother and my nephews. I'm afraid they're joining forces and doing everything they can to disinherit me. Is there anything that...

Do I have to pay for my parents' EMS? My mother will soon be moving into an EMS. A few years ago, she gave me the family home, where she still lives to this day. If she can't pay the costs of the EMS, will I have to help her financially, as I received the money?

My grandfather suffers from dementia and will have to be admitted to a nursing home. The cost of this EMS is around CHF 95,000 per year. My grandfather's only asset is his house. He also receives an annual pension of CHF 24,000....

Keeping grandma's lease "My son, aged 20, has been living with my mother, who is 83, for around 18 months. She's been renting the flat for 40 years. I am my mother's sole heir. My son is not registered on my mother's lease, but he would like to take over the...

Who decides on the sale of land after a death? "My wife and I jointly owned a plot of land. Can one of my children object to the sale of the plot, given that I own most of it? Now and after my death? André, Chêne-Bougeries...

I'm worried about the future of one of my two adult sons, who is struggling to complete vocational training, doesn't work and spends all his money thoughtlessly. If I were to die, he would inherit a modest sum of money. Is it possible to make provision in the will...