Key legal question
Whether the Federal Court could independently review the cantonal custody ruling in the divorce judgment.
Extracted holding
The Federal Court had no jurisdiction to review the custody allocation as an independent appeal.
Extracted reasoning
Under the federal law on civil status and marriage, the consequences of divorce listed in Art. 49 para. 1, including child custody, are governed by cantonal law. Outside the situation in Art. 49 para. 2, the Federal Court may review only the correct application of federal law, not cantonal law. The contested custody ruling rested solely on Aargau law and therefore could not be altered by the Federal Court.