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Art. 522 Code civil suisse (CC)
CC; Première partie: Des héritiers; Titre quatorzième: Des dispositions pour cause de mort; Chapitre VI: De la nullité et de la réduction des dispositions du défunt; B. De l’action en réduction; I. Conditions; 1. En général
Art. 522 CC
Les héritiers qui reçoivent en valeur un montant inférieur à leur réserve ont l’action en réduction, jusqu’à ce que la réserve soit reconstituée, contre: 1. les acquisitions pour cause de mort résultant de la loi; 2. les libéralités pour cause de mort, et 3. les libéralités entre vifs.
Les dispositions pour cause de mort relatives aux lots des héritiers légaux sont tenues pour de simples règles de partage si elles ne révèlent pas une intention contraire de leur auteur.
Décisions judiciaires appliquant cette disposition (34)
ZL.2024.00076 · zh (Art. 522 ff. ZGB)
Inheritance as Calculable Asset for Supplementary Benefits
These provisions concern the action for reduction, which is the legal mechanism for enforcing the compulsory share.
BGE 150 III 160 (Art. 522 ZGB)
Inheritance claim by child from pre-1978 support-only fathership (Zahlvaterschaft) denied absent legal parentage and standing to sue for compulsory portion.
Legal basis for the reduction claim, which requires the claimant to be a protected heir.
BO.2023.32.33.K1 · sg (Art. 522 Abs. 1 ZGB)
Valuation of Bequests for Mandatory Share Calculation
Cited as the legal basis for reducing legacies to safeguard the compulsory share of the defendant.
ZOR.2022.26 · ag (Art. 522 Abs. 1 ZGB)
Plaintiff's Inheritance Claim Dismissed Due to Lack of Legal Standing
Defines the conditions under which heirs can demand the reduction of inheritances to secure their compulsory share, but was not applicable because the plaintiff was not recognized as an heir.
BO.2021.10 · sg (Art. 522 Abs. 1 ZGB)
Virtual Heir's Lack of Standing for Estate Partition Due to Unadjudicated Heir Status
Cited in reasoning regarding the right of heirs to demand reduction if the estate is exceeded, which is relevant to the analysis of the plaintiff's claims.
BO.2021.10 · sg (Art. 522 Abs. 1 ZGB)
Heir's Lack of Standing for Estate Division Without Prior Nullity or Reduction Action
Cited in the summary of legal principles and in the reasoning regarding the reduction claim (Herabsetzungsklage), which is a mechanism for a virtual heir to establish standing.
11.2019.127 · ti (Art. 522 cpv. 1 CC)
Reduction of Testamentary Dispositions based on Excessive Lifetime Gifts
This article is cited in the reasoning section (Considerando 2) as the legal basis for heirs to claim the reduction of dispositions exceeding the disposable portion, which is the core issue addressed by the decision regarding the reduction action.
C/20876/2016 · ge (Art. 522 al. 1 CC)
Estate Reduction Action Limitation Period Determination
Cited to define the right to bring an action in reduction against dispositions exceeding the disposable portion when the reserve is not fully received.
BO.2017.36 · sg (Art. 522 Abs. 1 ZGB)
Spousal Lifetime Gifts Not Subject to Testamentary Contract Challenge Absent Specific Intent to Gift Beyond Contract Terms
Cited as the basis for the claim that heirs who do not receive their compulsory share by value can demand the reduction of the disposition to the permissible extent.
BO.2017.36 · sg (Art. 522 Abs. 1 ZGB)
Spousal Lifetime Gifts Compatibility with Mutual Will and Waiver of Inheritance
Cited as the basis allowing heirs to demand the reduction of dispositions exceeding the available portion (verfügbare Quote).
ZK1 2016 38 · sz (Art. 522 Abs. 1 ZGB)
Estate Division Appeal: Collation, Reduction, and Mandatory Portions Calculation
Cited in reasoning regarding the right to claim reduction (Herabsetzung) of dispositions exceeding the disposable portion, but not explicitly in the dispositive orders.
LB170045 · zh (Art. 522 ZGB)
Daughter's Compulsory Share Upheld in Inheritance Dispute
The court identifies the plaintiff's claim as a reduction action (Herabsetzungsklage) under this article, which aims to secure the mandatory share (Pflichtteil).
C1 13 98 · vs (art. 522 CC)
Usufructuary Reduction Claim and Late Succession Claims Appeal
Cited in the reasoning when stating there is no need for reduction because existing assets are sufficient.
C1 13 98 · vs (art. 522 al. 1 CC)
Usufructuary Reduction Claim and Late Succession Claims Appeal
Cited in the reasoning regarding the conditions for a reduction action.
C1 13 98 · vs (art. 522 al. 1 CC)
Usufructuary Reduction Claim and Late Succession Claims Appeal
Cited in the reasoning regarding the quality to sue for reduction.