Key legal question
Whether maintenance payments based only on a private agreement qualify as deductible family-law expenses for supplementary benefits under Art. 10(3)(e) ELG.
Extracted holding
Such payments are deductible only if they are appropriate in light of the payer's financial capacity and the recipient's needs; the compensation office must verify the civil-law basis and adequacy.
Extracted reasoning
A mere payment labeled as maintenance is insufficient. For privately agreed payments, the authority must examine whether a real family-law obligation exists and whether the amount is economically justified; otherwise the payment is treated as without legal basis.