Swiss Civil Code (SCC)

Art. 637SCC from 2021

Art. 637 B. Liability among co-heirs / I. Warranty

B. Liability among co-heirs

I. Warranty

¹ On completion of the division, the co-heirs are mutually liable for the estate property as if they were purchasers and vendors.

² They must mutually warrant the existence of claims allocated to them in the division and, except in the case of securities with a market price, are mutually liable as simple guarantors for the debtor’s solvency in the amount at which such claims were brought into account.

³ Claims under such warranty prescribe one year after the division or the subsequent date on which the claims fell due.