Kernrechtsfrage
Whether maintenance advances may be paid retroactively for the six months before the application even without an already fixed legal title.
Extrahierter Entscheid
Yes. Under the ABG, the six-month limit in § 5 Abs. 2 also applies where advances are granted under § 2 Abs. 2; thus, support that became due within the preceding six months may be advanced retroactively even if it had not yet been judicially or contractually determined.
Extrahierte Begründung
The court held that a restrictive reading would contradict the statutory purpose of protecting the child's maintenance claim. Although advance payments normally presuppose a fixed, enforceable title, the statute also covers exceptional cases without such title. Since maintenance judgments are typically retroactive, support can become due during the pending proceedings and still fall within the six-month period.