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Bequests and legacies

Throughout our lives, we make many decisions based on our personal beliefs and what is important to us.

Das Stöckli aus Detligen / Radelfingen BE (333) im Freilichtmuseum Ballenberg mit herbstlicher Stimmung.

Looking ahead to tomorrow

Consciously taking time to look back often also means looking ahead and viewing your own life in a larger context. This raises some very personal questions: What is really important to me? What legacy do I want to leave behind? How should I deal with what I have built up over the course of my life? Perhaps you also want to make a contribution beyond your own lifetime – on behalf of children, grandchildren or future generations.

Such thoughts motivate many people to take responsibility for a future worth living. Let your story live on. By supporting Ballenberg, you are helping to preserve unique cultural heritage.

Webinar – Making a will

In this free webinar with our partner DeinAdieu, find out what you need to know about estate planning and writing a will – and how you can easily make a will that is legally valid in Switzerland.

Webinars: Information and registration

Making a difference – a commitment that lives on in your spirit

Succession planning can provide clarity and ease the burden – for you and your relatives. In just a few, carefully planned steps, you can record your personal wishes.

Drawing up a will

Use the link below or fill out the free will template
Print the document
Copy out the entire text by hand
Write “Will” or “Last Will and Testament” as the heading
Add the place, date and your handwritten signature at the end
Keep your will in a safe place and inform a trusted person. Alternatively, you can file your will with the relevant authority in your canton or with a notary or lawyer.

Draw up your will online free of charge

Will template
In cooperation with our partner organisation DeinAdieu, you can create an individual and legally valid will free of charge.

To the will template

Legal advice
DeinAdieu’s inheritance law specialists offer a free initial consultation.

To the initial consultation

Living wills
Draw up your personal living will free of charge.

To the living will template

Advance Care Directive
Draw up your personal advance care directive free of charge.

To the advance care directive template

Our guide to making a will

Our “Guide to Wills” allows you to take your time and consider the various forms of succession planning. The dossier contains a clear checklist for recording your assets, as well as straightforward information on the revised law of succession, which came into force on 1 January 2023.

We will be happy to send you the guide and checklist by post or e-mail on request.