In Switzerland, testamentary freedom has certain legal limits. Any testator with reserved heirs (children or a spouse) must respect the 'hereditary reserve' ('réserve héréditaire') when drafting a will (Swiss Civil Code, Art 470).
The 'hereditary reserve' constitutes the fraction of the inheritance
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