Art. 90 Act implementing the Swiss Civil Code (LACC) - Community Judges

1. The jurisdiction of the municipal judge includes

a) the inventory of assets subject to a usufructuary substitution (Art. 490 Swiss Civil Code, Art. 100 of the present law);

b) the receipt of oral testamentary dispositions (Art. 507 Swiss Civil Code);

c) the sealing of estate assets (Art. 552 Swiss Civil Code, Arts. 102 to 104 of the present law);

d) the estate inventory (Art. 553 Swiss Civil Code, Arts. 100 and 101 of the present law);

e) the administration of the estate (Art. 554 Swiss Civil Code);

f) the opening of wills and inheritance contracts, as well as issuing certificates of inheritance, after consultation of civil status registers (Arts. 556 to 559 Swiss Civil Code);

g) representing a creditor during the division (Art. 609 para. 1 Swiss Civil Code);

h) the official designation of experts to determine the imputed value of real properties (Art. 618 Swiss Civil Code);

i) the granting of permission for public auctions of found items in cases of Article 721 paragraph 2 Swiss Civil Code;

j) * the notification procedure (Arts. 258 to 260 Swiss Code of Civil Procedure).

2. Furthermore, the municipal judge participates in the procedure for the redemption of mortgage rights (Arts. 828 ff. Swiss Civil Code) and in public auctions (Arts. 236, 435 Swiss Code of Obligations) in accordance with the provisions of the present law (Arts. 176, 188).

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