Surviving spouses and registered partners receive:
one-half of the estate, where they are obliged to share with the deceased’s issue;
three-quarters of the estate, where they are obliged to share with heirs in the parental line;
the entire estate, where no heirs exist in the parental line either.
Footnotes
- [510] Amended by Annex No 8 of the Same-Sex Partnership Act of 18 June 2004, in force since 1 Jan. 2007 (AS 2005 5685; BBl 2003 1288).