The obligation to testify The role of a witness in civil, criminal or administrative proceedings can be vital and, indeed, impressive for the person called to testify. Admittedly, the aim of the judge or prosecutor in charge of the case is to rely on the witness's statements in order to try to establish the...
Lost property and personal data " In February and May 2015, I found two iPhones in Geneva. I was told that, for this type of object, it is impossible to return them to the person who found them after one year because of the personal data...
Nuisances in a condominium property In a condominium property, the various co-owners share the use of communal areas. The rules governing the administration and use of the condominium may stipulate what is tolerable and what is not, and in particular what space is to be used by the co-owners....
We want to live together again...". After a court-ordered separation, if the couple wants to cancel the separation and live together again, what steps should they take? Danielle, Avully It all depends on the type of separation involved. The first type, extrajudicial separation, also known as de facto separation, is the one...
We want to give away our French house: what law applies? "My wife and I have always lived in Switzerland and have no plans to move. We own a house in France, which we would like to put in our only daughter's name so that it will be hers when we both die. In such a...
Can our aunt take our grandfather's inheritance? "I'm wondering about the inheritance of my grandfather, who died a few months ago. He was divorced and had only two children: my father, who died long before him, and my aunt, who is still alive. My sister and I...
Our maximum AVS pension " Married since 1967, my wife and I have always paid AVS contributions. A few years ago, I asked my AHV fund for an estimate of our retirement pensions. They told us that the maximum pension for married couples was a total of CHF 3,315.is this correct? José,...
Is our partnership still valid? I know that marriage for all will soon come into force in Switzerland, but I'm a bit surprised to learn that registered partnerships will no longer exist. Does this mean that the partnership I entered into with my partner a few years ago will no longer be valid and that we will be...
Notifying and taking legal action against a person living abroad As you now know, when a debtor owes you a sum of money, you can take legal action against them after giving them formal notice. To do this, you need to fill in a document called a "requisition for legal action", in which you need to give all the personal information about the debtor and the...
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