Federal Act on the Amendment of the Swiss Civil Code (OR)

Art. 250OR from 2022

Art. 250

¹ The donor who has made a promise to give may revoke the promise and refuse to fulfil it:

1.

on the same grounds as justify a claim for return of the object given in the case of a gift from hand to hand;

2.

where since the promise was made the donor’s financial situation has altered to such an extent that making the gift would cause serious hardship;

3.

where since the promise was made the donor has acquired duties under family law that previously did not exist or were significantly less onerous.

² All promises to give are annulled when a certificate of loss is issued against the donor or he is declared bankrupt.