Facts
The case concerns the entitlement to a child's pension for the daughter of the insured person A.A., who has started a second education in the field of health and social services after completing her commercial training.
The IV office of the canton of Aargau granted A.A. a child's pension for his daughter B.A. as of August 1, 2016, whereupon the Suva reduced the complementary pension of A.A. A.A. filed a complaint against this decision.
Considerations
The Federal Court dismissed the complaint. It stated that the term "education" in social insurance law is to be understood broadly and also includes second educations. According to the case law and the directives of the Federal Office of Social Insurance (BSV), a second education is considered an education within the meaning of the legal norms, so that the renewed payment of a child's pension is lawful.
The Federal Court held that the entitlement to a child's pension is not dependent on a civil law maintenance obligation. The child's pension is a claim separate from civil law with its own requirements.…