{"id":4402,"date":"2025-09-01T16:56:34","date_gmt":"2025-09-01T14:56:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dufouradvokatur.194.150.248.68.dev-url.ch\/services\/estate-planning\/"},"modified":"2026-02-13T22:26:39","modified_gmt":"2026-02-13T21:26:39","slug":"estate-planning","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.dufour-advokatur.ch\/en\/services\/estate-planning\/","title":{"rendered":"Estate Planning"},"content":{"rendered":"

<\/span> Estate planning in good hands for your peace of mind<\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>
\"DUFOUR<\/span><\/div><\/div><\/div>

Your point of contact<\/h4><\/div>

At your service since 1991 for all aspects of estate planning. <\/p>\n<\/div>

You will receive comprehensive legal advice and support from us on all matters relating to inheritance.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>

Expertise<\/h3><\/div><\/div><\/div>
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Are you looking to designate who to bequeath your assets to, particularly in the absence of descendants, such as to charitable institutions, godchildren, a spouse or life partner? Do you wish to assure the financial security of your surviving partner so that they may maintain their current standard of living?<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>

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We can help you make the right arrangements by drawing up a suitable marital property and inheritance contract or by drawing up a will in accordance with your specific wishes. As executors, we will carry out your last will and testament competently, reliably and in a targeted manner.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>

Practice areas<\/h3><\/div><\/div><\/div>

Wills \/ Marriage and inheritance contracts<\/h4><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>

Last will and testament
Marital property and inheritance contracts
Compulsory portion protection
Estate planning<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>

Estate Planning<\/h4><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>

Maximum benefits (unlimited marital deduction)
Compulsory portions
Usufruct
Blended families
Business succession
International inheritance law establishing a foundation
Trusts
Taxes (in cooperation)<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>

Execution of wills \/ representation of heirs \/ inheritance management <\/h4><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>

Fulfilment of the testator’s instructions
Proposals for division of assets
Valuations and estimates
business succession
support and representation of heirs
Liquidation and disposal of assets<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>

Distribution of the estate<\/h4><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>

Compulsory portion protection
Estate settlement
Liquidation and auction
Lot formation
Bequests
Legacies<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>

Inheritance disputes \/ litigation<\/h4><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>

Representation in court
Enforcement of inheritance claims or defense against probate litigation
Probate administration
Actions for abatement and invalidity
Objections to the petition for probate
Injunctive relief<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>

Lifetime gifts \/ donations <\/h4><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>

Gift agreements
Renunciation of inheritance (qualified disclaimer)
Establishing a foundation
Usufruct renunciation of inheritance
Questions concerning supplementary benefits <\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":4331,"parent":4293,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"100-width.php","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-4402","page","type-page","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\nEstate Planning - Dufour Advokatur<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Dufour Advokatur AG - Firmen, Private, Stiftungen und Berufliche Vorsorge in Basel\/Schweiz.\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dufour-advokatur.ch\/en\/services\/estate-planning\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Estate Planning - 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