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Post-Majority Maintenance Obligations Under Civil Code Articles 277 and 285

Case Number 22 06 6
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Jurisdiction Switzerland · Canton of Lucerne (CH-LU)
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The court addressed post-majority maintenance obligations under Articles 277 and 285 of the Civil Code, specifically for a child between the ages of 18 and 20, reasoning that the exceptional nature of this obligation should be qualified following the lowering of the age of majority. The court determined that parental maintenance obligations must consider the child's needs, the parents' financial standing, and the child's own earning capacity, noting that while parents must share all means with a minor child, their obligation to an adult child is limited to what is feasible, suggesting a mitigation of the standard threshold where only income exceeding the basic needs by more than 20% is available for support, especially as children in this age group are typically in education.

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Art. 277 Abs. 2 und 285 Abs. 1 ZGB. Mündigenunterhalt zwischen dem 18. und 20. Altersjahr; der Ausnahmecharakter der Unterhaltspflicht ist zu relativieren. | Familienrecht

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Rechtsprechung Luzern

Instanz: · Obergericht

Abteilung: · II. Kammer

Rechtsgebiet: · Familienrecht

Entscheiddatum: · 18.08.2006

Fallnummer: · 22 06 6

LGVE: · 2006 I Nr. 7

Leitsatz: · Art. 277 Abs. 2 und 285 Abs. 1 ZGB. Mündigenunterhalt zwischen dem 18. und 20. Altersjahr; der Ausnahmecharakter der Unterhaltspflicht ist zu relativieren.

Rechtskraft: · Diese Entscheidung ist rechtskräftig.