Key legal question
Whether a hypothetical income of CHF 2,000 per month could be imputed to the father for personal maintenance.
Extracted holding
Yes. The Court found no arbitrariness in imputing a hypothetical income, given the child's school attendance, the mother's extensive visitation, and the father's earlier unqualified admission that he could earn money.
Extracted reasoning
The federal rule that a working obligation for the custodial parent usually arises only when the youngest child is ten is merely a guideline, not a rigid rule. The cantonal court's assessment of the father's capacity to work was not manifestly untenable, and his contrary account was merely appellatory.