Swiss Civil Code

¹If there is any doubt as to wheth­er the re­quire­ments for rep­res­ent­a­tion are met, the adult pro­tec­tion au­thor­ity shall de­cide on the right to act as rep­res­ent­at­ive and if re­quired shall provide the spouse or the re­gistered part­ner with a doc­u­ment stat­ing his or her powers.

²If the in­terests of the per­son lack­ing ca­pa­city of judge­ment are en­dangered or no longer safe­guarded, the adult pro­tec­tion au­thor­ity shall at the re­quest of a closely as­so­ci­ated per­son or ex of­fi­cio re­voke the power of the spouse or re­gistered part­ner to act as rep­res­ent­at­ive partly or fully and shall ap­point a deputy.