Matrimonial law
Under what matrimonial regime did I marry?
What does this mean for my day-to-day life as a couple?
What happens in the event of marriage or separation?
We are a homosexual couple, what would it mean for us to enter into a registered partnership?
The Swiss Civil Code applies a legal system that applies if no other action is taken by the spouses, namely the regime of participation in acquests. This regime establishes two masses:
- own property: these are property that the spouses owned before the marriage or that they acquire by inheritance or gift during the marriage;
- Acquests: these are all the assets acquired during the marriage (usually the salary).