Facts
The facts are as follows: - A.A. (the plaintiff) and M.S. (the defendant) were married in 1995 in Jordan. - In 1999, the District Court H. pronounced their divorce. - A dispute is currently pending before the Cantonal Court of Lucerne concerning the international jurisdiction of the Lucerne courts. - In 1998, the President of the District Court H. placed the parties' daughter, born in 1996, under the custody of the plaintiff and granted the defendant visitation rights. He also ordered the defendant to pay the plaintiff a monthly maintenance allowance of CHF 1,600 for herself and CHF 700 plus allowances for the child. - The defendant appealed against this decision, but the Cantonal Court of Lucerne confirmed the maintenance allowance amounts in 2000.Considerations
The Federal Tribunal considers that when it has been made plausible that a foreign divorce judgment may not be recognized in Switzerland and that, consequently, international jurisdiction is doubtful, the Swiss divorce judge does not violate the constitution by ordering…