Federal Act
on Private International Law
(PILA)

¹ The Swiss courts at the dom­i­cile or, in the ab­sence of a dom­i­cile in Switzer­land, those at the place of cel­eb­ra­tion of the mar­riage or the place of ori­gin of either spouse have jur­is­dic­tion to hear an ac­tion for an­nul­ment of mar­riage.

² The ac­tion is gov­erned by Swiss law.

³ Art­icles 62 to 64 ap­ply by ana­logy to in­ter­im meas­ures and to the con­sequences of an an­nul­ment.

⁴ For­eign de­cisions on an­nul­ment of mar­riage are re­cog­nised in Switzer­land if they were rendered in the state where the mar­riage was cel­eb­rated. Art­icle 65 ap­plies by ana­logy if the ac­tion was brought by one of the spouses.