Key legal question
Whether the claimant is entitled to free legal aid despite his financial situation.
Extracted holding
No. A hypothetical monthly income of at least CHF 1,500 is imputed to him, so the requirement of indigence is no longer met.
Extracted reasoning
He lives with his wife in a house in Ticino, has above-average housing costs, and faces debts and alimony obligations. Even so, he makes no effort to obtain at least a reasonable part-time job, although he has no childcare duties and only limited household work. His private studies must temporarily give way to earning capacity.