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Art. 87
2. Jurisdiction at the place of origin 1 If the deceased was a Swiss citizen domiciled abroad, the Swiss judicial or administrative authorities at the deceased’s place of origin have jurisdiction for the estate to the extent that the foreign authorities do not deal with the estate. 2 The authorities at the place of origin always have jurisdiction when a Swiss citizen having their last domicile abroad submits, in a will or a contract of succession, their entire estate or the portion thereof located in Switzerland to Swiss jurisdiction or Swiss law. Article 86 paragraph 2 is reserved. BGE
137 III 369 (5A_876/2010) from 3. Juni 2011
Regeste: Zuständigkeit (Art. 87 Abs. 2 IPRG); Klage auf Leistung einer Soulte aus einem Erbteilungsvertrag. Die Klage auf Zahlung einer in einem Erbteilungsvertrag vereinbarten Ausgleichsleistung (Soulte) ist erbrechtlicher Natur. Für die Beurteilung der Klage ist deshalb das in erbrechtlichen Angelegenheiten vorgesehene Gericht zuständig (E. 4). |