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Return of Litigation Cost Advance After Final Judgment and Legal Aid Grant

Case Number 22 03 99
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Jurisdiction Switzerland · Canton of Lucerne (CH-LU)
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The lower court initially ordered one spouse to pay the other a litigation cost advance of a specified amount, which resulted in the issuance of a certificate of loss (Verlustschein) after execution proceedings. Subsequently, the final divorce judgment allocated court costs equally and compensated party costs without addressing the advance, and the recipient of the advance was also granted partial legal aid. The higher court ruled that the obligation to return the cost advance arises when the legal basis for the advance payment ceases to exist, absent any other court order, reasoning that the certificate of loss represents a claim whose legal foundation has subsequently lapsed, and since the recipient spouse has recourse through legal aid for their own costs, they must return the certificate of loss to the other spouse.

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Art. 159 Abs. 3 ZGB. Rückgabe eines aus der Kostenvorschussforderung resultierenden Verlustscheins, wenn die Pflicht, dem andern Ehegatten im Scheidungsprozess einen Prozesskostenvorschuss zu leisten, nachträglich dahinfällt. | Familienrecht

Keywords

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advance on court costs legal aid proceedings partial claim advance payment basis of obligation costs of late payment

Cited Legislation

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Art. 159 Abs. 3 ZGB
The court ruled on the return of the loss certificate resulting from the cost advance demand, as the obligation to provide the advance subsequently lapsed.
Art. 137 ZGB
Art. 145 aZGB
Art. 82 SchKG
Art. 149 Abs. 2 SchKG
Art. 149a Abs. 1 SchKG
Art. 62 Abs. 2 OR
AI generated
OG 1995 27
Indigent Spouse Legal Aid and Litigation Cost Advances
22 00 12
Divorce Costs Allocation and Provisional Legal Aid
OG 1992 70
Plaintiff's Cost Advance for Appeal Investigation Costs
JK 99 272
Reimbursement of State-Advanced Attorney Fees Following Cohabitation After Divorce Proceedings
22 98 31
Cost Deposit Offset Against Post-Revocation Court Costs

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Art. 159 Abs. 3 ZGB

The court ruled on the return of the loss certificate resulting from the cost advance demand, as the obligation to provide the advance subsequently lapsed.

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Rechtsprechung Luzern

Instanz: · Obergericht

Abteilung: · II. Kammer

Rechtsgebiet: · Familienrecht

Entscheiddatum: · 30.03.2004

Fallnummer: · 22 03 99

LGVE: · 2004 I Nr. 9

Leitsatz: · Art. 159 Abs. 3 ZGB. Rückgabe eines aus der Kostenvorschussforderung resultierenden Verlustscheins, wenn die Pflicht, dem andern Ehegatten im Scheidungsprozess einen Prozesskostenvorschuss zu leisten, nachträglich dahinfällt.

Rechtskraft: · Diese Entscheidung ist rechtskräftig.