Facts

[A.] (the appellant) and [B.] (the respondent) were married since May 23, 1997. In the context of a marital protection proceeding, the separation of property was ordered on October 26, 2010. By judgment of October 16, 2018, the District Court of Muri dissolved the marriage of the parties and regulated the ancillary consequences. As far as relevant, it obliged [A.] to make an equalization payment from the matrimonial property of CHF 1,753,455.-- to [B.] . Against this judgment, [A.] appealed, which the High Court of the Canton of Aargau dismissed by decision of November 12, 2019 by a majority.

Considerations

The Federal Supreme Court partially upholds the appeal:
  • It reduces the matrimonial property equalization payment to be made by the appellant to the respondent by CHF 21,000.-- to now CHF 1,732,455.--. This is because the enterprise value of [G.G. AG] was already taken into account in the value of [H.G. AG] and therefore should not be additionally credited…