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Which property law applies when a married couple moves to Switzerland? How are goods divided in the event of one spouse’s death or a divorce?

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Example: An Austrian-French couple got married in Austria in the year 2005 and moved with their common child from Austria to Switzerland due to a change of jobs. The couple neither concluded a pre- nor a post-nuptial agreement. The wife dies unexpectedly. Which matrimonial property law applies to the spouses? If the spouses did not … Read more

Why is Switzerland abbreviated SUI?

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Switzerland is abbreviated SUI because its name in French is “Suisse”. SUI are the first three letters of “Suisse” and French is an official language. Switzerland has four official languages: German, French, Italian (all since 1848) and Romansh (since 1938). Switzerland in German is “Schweiz”, in Italian “Svizzera” and in Romansh “Svizra”. In sports, you … Read more

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