Facts
- [A.] (father, appellant) and [C.] (mother) were divorced in 2003. The court transferred parental responsibility over their common daughter [B.] (respondent) to the mother. - In 2010, [B.] filed a lawsuit against her father [A.] for payment of maintenance for adults. The Civil Court of Basel-Stadt ordered [A.] in 2012 to make a one-time payment of CHF 4,698.50. - [B.] appealed. The Appellate Court of Basel-Stadt obliged [A.] in 2014 to pay his daughter a retroactive monthly maintenance contribution of CHF 1,000.-- for the months of August 2010 to December 2011, and a monthly training maintenance contribution of CHF 500.-- from September 2014 for a maximum of 6 years.Considerations
- The Federal Supreme Court essentially confirmed the decision of the Appellate Court. It held that maintenance for adult children until the completion of their initial education is no longer considered an exception. The maintenance debtor is expected to fully exploit his earning capacity. - The Federal Supreme Court only criticized that the lower court had not investigated the income and asset situation of the…