Facts
Parties:
Appellant: [A.] , represented by attorney Daniel U. Walder
Respondent: Schwyz Cantonal Court, 1st Civil Chamber
Facts:
A. The decedent [D.] died on xx.xx.2015. The legal heirs are [B.] and [C.] . [A.] was the life partner of the decedent.
B. Last wills
1. Will dated March 17, 2013: The decedent set his children to the compulsory portion and allocated the free quota to his life partner.
2. Will dated August 28, 2014: The decedent confirmed the dispositions of March 17, 2013 and clarified that the free quota would go entirely to his life partner.
3. Copies dated December 5, 2014: The decedent handwrote the note "invalid" on the copies.
4. Will dated February 9, 2015: The decedent disposed that he would set his legal heirs to the compulsory portion and designate a new executor.
C. [A.] sued [B.] and [C.] for division of the estate and determination of her shares. The District Court of Höfe dismissed the claim and refused legal aid. The Schwyz Cantonal Court confirmed the district court judgment and dismissed the appeal and complaint.
D. [A.] filed an appeal with the Federal Supreme Court and applied for legal aid.
Considerations
1. The challenged judgment concerns the refusal of legal aid in the combined proceedings of appeal and appeal before the cantonal court against a district court judgment on an estate division claim. The Federal Supreme Court considered the appeal admissible, as it was filed in time and met the requirements of Art. 72 para. 1 FSCA.
2. The cantonal court rejected the application for legal aid on the grounds that the legal remedies appeared hopeless for the same reasons as the claim. The cantonal court stated that valid prospects of success for the appellant would only have existed if significant reasons for the invalidation of the presumption under Art. 511 para. 1 CC had been alleged and established. This was not the case.
3. The appellant argued that her conduct of the proceedings could…