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Art. 260c Codice civile svizzero (CC)
CC; Parte seconda: Della parentela; Titolo settimo: Del sorgere della filiazione ; Capo terzo: Del riconoscimento e della sentenza di paternità ; A. Riconoscimento; II. Contestazione; 3. Termine
Art. 260c CC
L’attore deve proporre l’azione entro un anno da quando ebbe conoscenza del riconoscimento e del fatto che l’autore di esso non è il padre o che un terzo ha avuto concubito con la madre al tempo del concepimento, ovvero dalla scoperta dell’errore o dalla cessazione della minaccia, in ogni caso però entro cinque anni dal riconoscimento.
Tuttavia, l’azione del figlio può essere proposta fino a un anno dopo la raggiunta maggiore età.
Scaduto il termine, la contestazione è ammessa se il ritardo è giustificato da gravi motivi.
Decisioni giudiziarie che applicano questa disposizione (19)
101 2024 344 · fr (Art. 260c al. 3 CC)
Paternity Disavowal Action Time-Barred Dismissal Reversed for Further Inquiry into Excusable Delay and Best Interest
Cited in the reasoning regarding the possibility of restitution of the deadline.
C/10624/2021 · ge (art. 260c al. 1 CC)
Paternity Challenge Time-Barred Despite Later DNA Confirmation
The court confirmed the lower court's decision based on the finding that the appeal was filed outside the required one-year relative deadline for contesting paternity.
ZVE.2022.28 · ag (Art. 260c Abs. 3 ZGB)
Paternity Contest Lawsuit Dismissed as Untimely
Used to determine that no important grounds justified the restoration of the claim deadline.
CACIV.2021.70 · ne (Art. 260c al. 1 CC)
Paternity Recognition Contest Time-Barred Despite Claim of Vitiated Consent Based on False Threat Perception
The court used this article to rule that the action for contesting paternity was time-barred, as it was introduced after the one-year deadline had expired.
CACIV.2021.70 · ne (Art. 260c al. 3 CC)
Paternity Recognition Contest Time-Barred Despite Claim of Vitiated Consent Based on False Threat Perception
The court examined and rejected the possibility of restoring the deadline based on 'just motives' provided for in this article.
C/19365/2019 · ge (Art. 260c al. 1 CC)
Paternity Recognition Contestation Deadline Confirmation
This provision concerns the time limit for contesting paternity, which the court examined and confirmed was respected in the dispositive through the confirmation of the lower court's decision.
ZVE.2019.52 · ag (Art. 260c Abs. 3 ZGB)
Paternity Contestation Requires Hearing for All Parties, Including Child
The court used this provision to establish that a fatherhood contestation claim by the mother of the recognizing father cannot be dismissed without obtaining a response, especially from the child.
ZK 2018 514 · be (Art. 260c Abs. 1 und 3 ZGB)
Paternity Acknowledgement Revocation After Forfeiture Period Excused by Lack of Earlier Certainty
This article was explicitly cited in the dispositive (Order 1) as the legal standard for determining whether the appeal deadline for contesting paternity was forfeited, and the court's final decision overturned the forfeiture.
101 2017 368 · fr (Art. 260c al. 3 CC)
Paternal Recognition Contest Barred by Statute of Limitations
Although the court rejected the appeal because the claim was time-barred under Art. 260c al. 1 CC, the court discussed the inapplicability of the exception provided for in this article when assessing the merits of the appeal.
LZ150001 · zh (Art. 260c Abs. 1 ZGB)
Paternity Disestablishment Barred by Statute of Limitations
The court applied this provision to dismiss the claim because the one-year period for challenging paternity recognition had expired.
LZ150001 · zh (Art. 260c Abs. 3 ZGB)
Paternity Disestablishment Barred by Statute of Limitations
The court considered this provision in relation to the plaintiff's argument of 'important reasons' for the delay, ultimately finding it did not justify the late filing.
OG ARGVP 2010 3550 · ar (Art. 260c Abs. 3 ZGB)
Pension Asset Division Upon Divorce: Compensation Calculation and Security for Payment
Cited in the heading/summary of the following decision, though not explicitly in the dispositive of the *present* case excerpt regarding divorce proceedings.
KG ARGVP 2010 3551 · ar (Art. 260c Abs. 3 ZGB)
Division of Assets and Paternity Challenge Timing
Basis for allowing the paternity challenge after the time limit due to important reasons.
CC.2003.88 · ne (art. 260c CC)
Paternity Challenge Time-Barred Despite Biological Link
The court declared the demand inadmissible because it was time-barred according to this article.
CC.1999.961 · ne (Art. 260c CC)
Paternity Acknowledgment Contest Time-Barred
The main ground for rejecting the claim was that it was introduced too late, as governed by this article regarding the time limit for filing the action.