Before and after marriage, couples can enter into a marital agreement in which they can regulate the property regime. Individual assets can also become part of a marital agreement. The document must be executed as a public deed.
The rules of inheritance are actually all governed by the Swiss Civil Code (ZGB). If that were really the case, notaries and lawyers could devote themselves to other legal problems.
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