Facts
The unmarried parents [A.] and [C.] have a common daughter [A.] . By a maintenance agreement dated October 23, 2007, the father [C.] undertook to make monthly maintenance payments to the daughter. In July 2019, the daughter, represented by her mother, applied to the Civil District Court of Basel-Landschaft East for an increase in maintenance and the payment of advance legal costs for the main proceedings and the precautionary measures proceedings. The Civil District Court partially granted the application and obliged the father to pay a provisional monthly maintenance contribution of CHF 1,840.--. However, it rejected the applications for advance legal costs and legal aid.
The daughter appealed against this decision to the Cantonal Court of Basel-Landschaft. This court obliged the father to pay the daughter an advance on legal costs of CHF 4,000.-- for the appeal proceedings. In all other respects, it dismissed the appeal.
The daughter now appeals against this decision to the Federal Supreme Court. She demands that the father be obliged to make higher provisional maintenance payments and to pay further advance legal costs.
Considerations
The Federal Supreme Court only enters into the appeal insofar as the daughter complains about the refusal of an advance on legal costs for the main proceedings. In all other respects, it dismisses the appeal.
The Federal Supreme Court considers the reasoning of the Cantonal Court for the rejection of the advance on legal costs for the main proceedings to be sufficient. It does not see any violation of constitutional rights in this. According to the case law of the Federal Supreme Court and the…