Facts
A. and B. married in 2005 and became parents of child C. the same year. Upon their separation in the spring of 2010, the child remained with the father, who assumed the care. In the divorce proceedings, the parties were unable to find a solution for the ancillary consequences. The Cantonal Court obliged the mother to pay monthly child support of CHF 250.- from January 2020 until the child's majority or completion of appropriate education.
The father filed an appeal, requesting the mother to be obliged to pay child support of CHF 1,600.- (plus any family allowances) until the completion of appropriate education, but at least until the child's majority.
Considerations
The Federal Supreme Court partially upholds the appeal. It outlines the principles of child support and states that the two-step method with surplus distribution is to be applied uniformly nationwide for the calculation of child support.
In this method, the financial resources and needs of the parties involved are first determined. Subsequently, the available funds are distributed in a specific order, with the…