Kernrechtsfrage
Whether the wife's personal maintenance claim in an Eheschutz proceeding could start from the petition date rather than only from legal force.
Extrahierter Entscheid
In Eheschutz proceedings, the maintenance duty for the spouse may begin with the filing of the request; the Obergericht did not violate the disposition principle by limiting the award to the petition date.
Extrahierte Begründung
Art. 126 ZGB on post-marital maintenance does not apply by analogy. For separation maintenance under Arts. 175 and 176 ZGB, Art. 173 ZGB applies analogously and allows maintenance to be claimed for the future and for one year before the petition. The lower court construed the wife's imprecise request against her and therefore respected the disposition principle.