Swiss Civil Code

¹ Up to one year after the birth at the latest, the moth­er may file a claim against the fath­er or his leg­al heirs for com­pens­a­tion:³⁵⁸

1.

in re­spect of the con­fine­ment costs;

2.

in re­spect of the costs of main­ten­ance for at least four weeks pri­or to the birth and at least eight weeks there­after;

3.

in re­spect of oth­er ex­penses rendered ne­ces­sary by the preg­nancy or con­fine­ment, in­clud­ing the ini­tial equip­ment for the child.

² On grounds of equity, the court may award par­tial or full com­pens­a­tion for such costs if the preg­nancy ends pre­ma­turely.

³ Third-party pay­ments to which the moth­er is en­titled by law or by con­tract must be taken in­to con­sid­er­a­tion to the ex­tent jus­ti­fied in the cir­cum­stances.