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Family Foundations
A Swiss family foundation (Familienstiftung) structures family wealth for the long term within the limits of Article 335 of the Civil Code. These guides cover definition, asset protection, succession, privacy and the 2024 reform.
Start here: Swiss Family Foundation (Familienstiftung): Definition & How to Establish One
How a Swiss Family Foundation Protects Assets, and Its Legal Limits
How a Swiss family foundation protects assets through legal segregation under ZGB Art. 80, and the honest limits: clawback, forced heirship, Art. 335.
Swiss Family Foundation Wealth Planning: Where It Fits in Your Family's Structure
Where a Swiss family foundation fits in your wealth plan: who it suits, what Article 335 allows, how it combines with other structures, and the tax.
Swiss Family Foundation for Estate Planning & Wealth Transfer
How a Swiss family foundation fits estate planning and wealth transfer, and how Swiss forced heirship and the 2023 reform really limit it.
Swiss Family Foundation and Succession Across Generations
How a Swiss family foundation passes wealth across generations, governance, board succession and the Article 335 limits, vs direct inheritance.
Swiss Family Foundation Privacy and Confidentiality: What Is Public, What Stays Private
How private is a Swiss family foundation? Since 2016 it must be on the commercial register, but beneficiaries and accounts stay confidential. The facts.
Swiss Family Foundation Reform 2024: New Opportunities and Changes
Swiss Civil Code Article 335: Family Foundation Rules Explained
Swiss Family Foundation Examples: Illustrative Case Studies & Structures
Three illustrative Swiss family foundation examples, education endowment, one-off support, family plus charitable, showing structure and Article 335.
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