Facts
A. (born 1974) and B. (born 1949) were married on March 8, 2002 and have a common son C. (born 2005). They have been living separately since December 2015.
By a matrimonial protection order dated August 15, 2016, the husband was obliged to pay monthly maintenance contributions of CHF 1,800 for the son and CHF 10,000 for the wife. On January 29, 2018, the husband filed for divorce and requested a reduction in the maintenance contributions, which the District Court, however, rejected.
In partially upholding the husband's appeal, the Cantonal Court, by decision of August 30, 2019, set new maintenance contributions: for the son between CHF 1,900 and CHF 2,200 in cash maintenance as well as between CHF 750 and CHF 1,875 in care maintenance; for the wife between CHF 4,050 and CHF 5,750.
The wife appealed against this decision to the Federal Supreme Court.
Considerations
The Federal Supreme Court dismisses the appeal, insofar as it is admissible. It states that the application of the two-stage method for calculating spousal maintenance is not arbitrary.
In its case law, the Federal Supreme Court has long allowed a plurality of methods in maintenance law. However, with the leading decisions BGE 147 III 265 and BGE 147 III 293, it has standardized the…