Kernrechtsfrage
Whether the reduced alimony from the June 2008 agreement had to be counted as income in the EL calculation, including as waived income.
Extrahierter Entscheid
Yes. The appellant had to be credited with the maintenance amount legally owed under the divorce judgment and prior agreement, because objective unenforceability was not shown.
Extrahierte Begründung
EL are subsidiary and count only actually received income or income the claimant may dispose of; a lawful maintenance claim remains relevant unless its unenforceability is proven. At the June 2008 agreement date there were no sufficient indications that enforcement would have been futile, and the ex-husband’s financial situation still allowed payment.