Facts
The Canton of Lucerne has brought an action against the parents of R.L., a legal adult substance abuser, to compel them to contribute to the costs of executing the measures ordered against their son. In 1977, R.L. was sentenced to a suspended prison term and internment in a substance abuse treatment facility. His parents refused to participate in the costs of this measure. The court of first instance ordered the father to pay CHF 7,500 and the mother to pay CHF 2,500 to cover the costs already incurred, as well as CHF 600 per month for the father and CHF 300 per month for the mother for the future costs of executing the measure. The parents appealed against this decision, but their appeals were dismissed.Considerations
1. Pursuant to Arts. 328 and 329(3) CC and Art. 299 of the Criminal Procedure Act of the Canton of Lucerne, the Canton is authorized to demand reimbursement from the convicted person's parents for the costs it has advanced in the execution of the sentence and measures. 2. The parents of a legal adult substance abuser, interned in a healthcare facility following a judgment, are obliged under Art. 328(1) CC to bear, according to their means, the costs of executing the measures, insofar as the convicted person cannot bear them himself. Although the son…