Extending the life of a grave is expensive "My wife and I have received a letter from the town of Veyrier informing us that the grave of our son, who died in 1995, has expired. Transferring him to another grave will cost us around CHF 3,500 for 20 years and CHF 6,500 for 40 years. If we...
Unpaid bonuses to make up for "I left my job just over a year ago to do a specialisation. I was surprised to receive a letter the other day. What about it? Does it...
Civil and criminal claims There is a traditional distinction between civil law - which allows a natural or legal person to obtain a financial or material benefit from another person - and criminal law, which aims to punish behaviour that is contrary to an established rule of life in society. At first glance, therefore,...
The statute of limitations: what does it mean? "I sometimes read in the press that a case has lapsed due to prescription. What is meant by prescription? Why, how and when does it begin? How long does it take to take effect? Is it from the time of a judgment or from the time when the case was referred to the authorities or the authorities became aware of it?
Preparing your estate: the three types of will " I'm 82 years old and, apart from a half-brother, I have no other relatives. All my life, I've quarrelled with my half-brother, who has often lied to me and hidden things about our mother. I therefore do not want him to touch my inheritance to my...
First appointment free... " With a view to opening my own medical practice, I approached a trust agent who had issued a voucher for a free initial consultation. Over the phone and at the start of the interview, the agent confirmed that the first appointment would be free of charge, but that subsequent appointments would have to be paid for. In the end, the project came to nothing...
Clarification on usufruct and right of habitation "I read with interest your two previous articles on the right of habitation or usufruct that it is possible to give our children over a house, instead of entering into a lease, but I'm not sure that I fully understood the difference between them. Thank you for clarifying things for me once again...
PPE: what about the person who doesn't pay? I live in a condominium where one of the co-owners has not been paying his utilities for some time now. What can we, the other co-owners, do to ensure that the contributions are paid? Who can or should take action against him? Y, Vau En...
PPE: who should pay for the shutters? "How should the cost of repairing or replacing some of the shutters in a condominium be shared? Should they be paid for by the condominium, or should each condominium owner be responsible for his or her own costs? Is it possible to replace some of the shutters...
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