Facts
Parties: [A.] (appellant) and [B.] (respondent).
Subject matter: Divorce and regulation of ancillary matters, in particular parental authority, custody of the daughter, personal contact, child support.
Proceedings: The District Court of Zurich dissolved the marriage and regulated the ancillary matters. The Higher Court of the Canton of Zurich dismissed the appellant's appeal. The appellant filed a civil appeal with the Federal Supreme Court.
Main points of contention: The appellant requested the annulment of the judgment and the renewed clarification of the factual basis as well as the re-evaluation of the ancillary effects of the divorce.
Considerations
The civil appeal is the appropriate legal remedy, and the appellant is entitled to file the appeal. The numerous unsolicited submissions of the appellant after the expiration of the appeal period are irrelevant. The appeal is insufficiently substantiated insofar as the appellant does not address the previous instance's decision not to enter into the matter and does not make sufficient legal requests.
The appellant does not make sufficient legal requests, as she does not provide concrete regulations regarding parental authority, custody, maintenance arrangements, and allocation of costs. The appeal remains purely appellate and does not meet the requirements of a civil appeal. The appellant cannot invoke a lack of legal knowledge or a medical emergency to justify the…