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Inheritance mediation
Estates crystallise decades of family history. When the division stalls, mediation makes it possible to separate the emotional stakes from the financial ones and to reach lasting agreements.
The most common inheritance disputes
Inheritance deadlocks rarely concern the financial side alone. They often involve the symbolic value attached to certain assets, the sense of fairness between children, and tense relationships between co-heirs or with a surviving spouse.
- Dividing an estate between siblings
- Joint ownership of family real estate (family home, chalet)
- Disagreements over valuing a family business or a collection
- Conflicts with the executor of the will
- Tensions between a surviving spouse and children from a first marriage
- Hotchpot and abatement (art. 626 et seq. CC)
Why mediation rather than litigation?
A succession dispute before the Geneva courts takes two to five years on average, costs tens of thousands of francs and freezes family relationships. Mediation usually reaches a resolution within a few months, at a controlled cost, and preserves the ability to keep talking to one another.
Agreements reached through mediation can be formalised by notarial deed and have the same legal effect as a conventional division agreement.
Working with the other professionals
Inheritance mediation works alongside notaries, specialised lawyers and valuation experts. The mediator does not replace these professionals: they facilitate dialogue so that the technical input leads to an agreement.
Request a first conversation
The first conversation is confidential and without obligation. It clarifies your situation and assesses whether mediation is the right fit.