A legacy – your contribution to the future

Ending your life with a good deed - a wonderful thought. More and more people are favouring non-profit organisations in their wills. With a legacy in favour of the Swiss AIDS Federation, you can enable effective prevention and support people living with HIV and their families.

The advantage of an estate settlement

The settlement of your estate gives you the security that your last will has been respected and that after your death your assets are distributed as you have seen fit. People and organisations will be taken into account according to your wishes.

Definition of legacy

In a legacy or bequest a specific amount of money or material assets are bequeathed. Legacies are passed on before the division of the inheritance. The statutory legacy may not be breached. Legatees are not liable for debts of the deceased.

Difference between a will and a contract of inheritance

In a will the male or female testator alone decides about their whole estate. A will can be made any time and freely changed, by one’s own hand or by a notary. A contract of inheritance on the other hand must always be attested by a notary. As an agreement between the male or female testator and with the future heirs, the settlement can only be changed by both the contracting parties together. This offers safety against hasty opinion shifts by one of the partners.

Statutory-legacy heirs

As far as the legal statutory-legacy share has been taken into consideration, you can dispose of your estate as you wish. In exceptional cases statutory-legacy heirs can be disinherited, perhaps because they have committed a severe criminal act against you or they have wounded their family law duties. If there are no statutory-legacy heirs available, you can freely decide what to do with all your assets.

Will

You can use the link below to create a will template for your personal needs without obligation.
You will be guided through the following steps:

  • Registering the heirs
  • Determine the shares
  • Copy out the template you have created by hand

You should keep your handwritten will in a safe place where it is easy to find (trusted person, lawyer, local authority).Ihr handschriftliches Testament sollten Sie gut auffindbar und geschützt aufbewahren (Vertrauensperson, Anwalt, Gemeinde).

Click here for the will template: will-tool