Swiss Civil Code

¹ In all cases in which re­main­der­men are des­ig­nated, the com­pet­ent au­thor­ity must or­der an in­vent­ory to be drawn up.

² De­liv­ery of the in­her­it­ance to the pro­vi­sion­al heir is made only against se­cur­ity, ex­cept where the test­at­or has ex­pressly re­leased him or her from such an ob­lig­a­tion; in the case of im­mov­able prop­erty, se­cur­ity may be provided by en­ter­ing the de­liv­ery ob­lig­a­tion un­der pri­or­ity no­tice in the land re­gister.

³ If the pro­vi­sion­al heir is un­able to provide se­cur­ity or jeop­ard­ises the re­main­der­man’s ex­pect­ancy, the in­her­it­ance must be placed un­der pro­bate ad­min­is­tra­tion.