Cantonal Social Assistance Refusal Upheld in Alimony Collection Dispute

The appellant sought assistance from a cantonal social assistance office to collect alimony payments from the obligor, but the office refused assistance, and the relevant cantonal authority upheld this refusal, leading to an appeal against the decision concerning social assistance (collection assistance). The court reasoned that the legal framework for collection assistance for maintenance claims provides for the authority to refuse assistance if the claim appears legally unfounded or if enforcement efforts appear disproportionate to the expected success, and since the appellant failed to demonstrate that the lower authority's assessment of the claim's foundation or the proportionality of enforcement was incorrect or arbitrary, the court upheld the decision to deny collection assistance.