5. Conversion of existing pensions
1 If on divaorce under the previous law the court, when deciding on the equitable divaision of pensions, has awarded compensation to the entitled spouse in the form of a pension that terminates on the death of the liable or the entitled spouse, the entitled spouse may, within one year of the amendment of 19 June 2015 coming into force, demand that he or she be granted a life-long pension in accordance with Article 124a instead, should the liable spouse draw an old-age pension or an invalidity pension after the commencement of the statutory pension age.
2 In the case of decisions made abroad, jurisdiction is determined by Article 64 of the Federal Act of 18 December 19872 on International Private Law.
3 Any pension payments already made under previous law are considered part of the pension awarded.
1 Inserted by No I of the FA of 19 June 2015 (Equitable Division of Pensions on Divorce), in force since 1 Jan. 2017 (AS 2016 2313; BBl 2013 4887).
2 SR 291
3. Citizenship
A Swiss woman who married under the previous law may within one year of the new law coming into force declare to the competent authority of her former canton of origin that she wishes to retain the citizenship that she held as a single woman.
1 Inserted by No I 2 of the FA of 5 Oct. 1984, in force since 1 Jan. 1988 (AS 1986 122 153 Art. 1; BBl 1979 II 1191).
2. Surname
A spouse who changed his or her name on marriage before the amendment to this Code of 30 September 2011 came into force may declare to the civil registrar at any time that he or she wishes to use his or her name before marriage again.
1 Inserted by No I 2 of the FA of 5 Oct. 1984 (AS 1986 122 153 Art. 1; BBl 1979 II 1191). Amended by No I of the FA of 30 Sept. 2011 (Name and Citizenship), in force since 1 Jan. 2013 (AS 2012 2569; BBl 2009 7573 7581).
3. Cittadinanza
La svizzera maritatasi sotto la legge anteriore può entro un anno dall’entrata in vigore della legge nuova, dichiarare all’autorità competente del suo vecchio Cantone d’origine di voler riprendere la cittadinanza che aveva da nubile.
1 Introdotto dal n. I 2 della LF del 5 ott. 1984, in vigore dal 1° gen. 1988 (RU 1986 122 153 art. 1; FF 1979 II 1119).
II. Regime dei beni nei matrimoni celebrati prima del 1° gennaio 1912
Gli effetti patrimoniali dei matrimoni celebrati prima del 1° gennaio 1912 sono retti dalle disposizioni del presente codice sull’applicazione del vecchio e del nuovo diritto, entrate in vigore a quella data.2
1 Nuovo testo giusta il n. I 2 della LF del 5 ott. 1984, in vigore dal 1° gen. 1988 (RU 1986 122 153 art. 1; FF 1979 II 1119).
2 Per l’applicazione del diritto transitorio vedi anche le previgenti disposizioni del titolo sesto, alla fine del Codice civile.
