Key legal question
Whether the wife was entitled to an adequate compensation under Art. 124 ZGB after divorce.
Extracted holding
The denial could not stand because the factual findings on the parties' financial situation and the husband's vested-benefit situation were incomplete; the matter had to be reassessed.
Extracted reasoning
Art. 124 ZGB requires a discretionary but factually founded assessment. The court must determine the vested benefits as far as possible ex officio and then assess the parties' actual economic circumstances, including property division result, needs, income, assets, and duration of marriage. The cantonal court overlooked key facts and could not conclude that compensation would be inequitable.