Facts

By judgment of 21 March 2013, the District Court of Sissach dissolved the marriage between [A.] and [B.] and regulated parental responsibility and child support. On 15 October 2013, [B.] applied for the revocation of her maintenance obligation towards the common children [C.] and [D.] . The Civil District Court of Basel-Landschaft East partially revoked the maintenance obligation, which was confirmed by the Cantonal Court of Basel-Landschaft with decision of 1 December 2015. [A.] appealed against this in civil matters to the Federal Supreme Court.

Considerations

The Federal Supreme Court notes that there are generally changed circumstances within the meaning of Art. 134 para. 2 in conjunction with Art. 286 para. 2 CC, since the birth of the child [E.] was not taken into account in the divorce judgment. However, [B.] 's concealment of the pregnancy does not constitute an abuse of rights. In determining the child support, it must be taken into account that [B.] has to care for the child [E.] from her new relationship in addition to the common children [C.] and [D.] . Although she cannot be expected to work in the first year of [E.] 's life, she is thereafter obliged to distribute her earning capacity in an appropriate manner to all…