Federal Act on Private International Law (PILA)

Art. 63PILA from 2022

Art. 63

¹ Swiss courts that have jurisdiction to hear an action for divorce or separation also have jurisdiction to rule on the subsequent effects thereof. The provisions of this Act relating to the protection of minors (Art. 85) are reserved.³⁷

^1bis Swiss courts have exclusive jurisdiction to rule on claims for the division of occupational pension entitlements against a Swiss pension fund.³⁸

² The subsequent effects of divorce and separation are governed by Swiss law.³⁹ The provisions of this Act relating to the name (Art. 37 to 40), to maintenance obligations between spouses (Art. 49), to marital property relations (Art. 52 to 57), to the effects of a parent-child relationship (Art. 82 and 83), and to the protection of minors (Art. 85) are reserved.

³⁷ Amended by Annex No 3 of the FA of 21 June 2013 (Parental Responsibility), in force since 1 July 2014 (AS 2014 357; BBl 2011 9077).

³⁸ Inserted by Annex No 3 of the FA of 19 June 2015 (Equitable Pension Division on Divorce), in force since 1 Jan. 2017 (AS 2016 2313; BBl 2013 4887).

³⁹ Amended by Annex No 3 of the FA of 19 June 2015 (Equitable Pension Division on Divorce), in force since 1 Jan. 2017 (AS 2016 2313; BBl 2013 4887).