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Art. 533 Codice civile svizzero (CC)
CC; Parte prima: Degli eredi; Titolo quattordicesimo: Delle disposizioni a causa di morte; Capo sesto: Della nullità e della riduzione delle disposizioni; B. Azione di riduzione; IV. Prescrizione dell’azione
Art. 533 CC
L’azione di riduzione si prescrive col decorso di un anno dal momento in cui gli eredi hanno conosciuto la lesione dei loro diritti, ed in ogni caso col decorso di dieci anni computati, per le disposizioni testamentarie, dal momento della loro pubblicazione e per le altre liberalità dalla morte del disponente.
Qualora una disposizione anteriore sia diventata valida per l’annullamento di una posteriore, i termini decorrono dal momento della dichiarazione di nullità.
Il diritto alla riduzione può sempre essere opposto in via di eccezione.
Decisioni giudiziarie che applicano questa disposizione (47)
BGE 152 III 1 (Art. 533 Abs. 1 ZGB)
Reduction action for compulsory portions: separate one-year limitation period per recipient of lifetime gifts, starting upon knowledge of that recipient's identity.
Main ground for the verdict: defines the limitation period for the reduction claim, which runs separately for each recipient.
ZKBER.2025.3 · so (Art. 533 Abs. 1 ZGB)
Estate Information Disclosure Timeline Dispute
Cited and extensively discussed as the legal basis for the expiry period of the reduction claim, which determined the admissibility of the action and thus the need for the information order.
C/20174/2021 · ge (Art. 533 al. 1 CC)
Estate Division and Debt Inclusion Appeal
Cited to establish the prescription period for actions concerning inheritance pact violations.
C/28079/2019 · ge (art. 533 al. 1 CC)
Succession Pact Validity Challenge Time-Barred Despite Estate Valuation Adjustment
Cited in the reasoning when discussing the prescription/lapse period for the reduction action regarding pacte successoral obligations.
ZKBER.2021.72 · so (Art. 533 ZGB)
Spousal Will Nullity vs. Contractual Obligation
Mentioned in the reasoning as applicable to the contestation under Art. 494 para. 3 ZGB, but not explicitly cited in the final orders.
BO.2021.10 · sg (Art. 533 Abs. 1 ZGB)
Virtual Heir's Lack of Standing for Estate Partition Due to Unadjudicated Heir Status
Cited in reasoning concerning the one-year relative or ten-year absolute time limit for filing a reduction claim, which was central to determining the loss of the plaintiff's rights.
BO.2021.10 · sg (Art. 533 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 concerning the forfeiture period (Verwirkungsfrist) for reduction claims.
LF210098 · zh (Art. 533 Abs. 1 ZGB)
Heir Denied Untimely Inheritance Appeal
Cited in the reasoning to establish that the deadline for challenging the will is a substantive deadline that cannot be shortened, relevant to the non-admission of the request for shortening the time limit.
200 2021 218 · be (Art. 533 Abs. 1 ZGB)
EL Recipient vs. Compensation Fund: Calculation of Supplementary Benefit Entitlement and Relinquished Assets
Cited in the reasoning regarding the deadline for filing an action for reduction of dispositions violating mandatory shares.
C/23015/2020 · ge (Art. 533 al. 1 CC)
Executrix Appeal of Restricted Powers Over Estate Liquidation Pending Inheritance Dispute
Cited concerning the legal deadlines for heirs to bring an action for reduction if they believe their rights are prejudiced.
2020.OG.V.19.43 · ur (Art. 533 Abs. 1 ZGB)
Defective Will Prevailed Over Prior Agreement in Asset Calculation
Cited in the reasoning regarding the deadline for challenging provisions incompatible with a heritage contract.
C/20876/2016 · ge (Art. 533 al. 1 CC)
Estate Reduction Action Limitation Period Determination
This provision establishes the one-year extinction period for the action in reduction, which was the core issue analyzed in the reasoning to confirm the lower court's decision against the appellant's plea of prescription.
LB180030 · zh (Art. 533 Abs. 1 ZGB)
Heirs' Appeal Regarding Information Disclosure for Compulsory Share Reduction
This provision regarding the statute of limitations/forfeiture of the reduction claim was explicitly examined in the dispositive regarding the rejected preliminary pleas (even though the plea was dismissed, the article was central to the ruling on the main appeal points).
LB170045 · zh (Art. 533 Abs. 1 ZGB)
Daughter's Compulsory Share Upheld in Inheritance Dispute
Mentioned in the context of the time limit for contesting a will, specifically regarding the plaintiff's actions before the conciliation authority.
LB160054 · zh (Art. 533 Abs. 1 und 3 ZGB)
Appeals Court Rules on Jurisdictional Dismissal of Mismanagement Claim
Cited to determine that the statute of limitations for reduction claims was not applicable under certain circumstances.