Key legal question
Whether the first instance correctly deviated from the ordinary cost rule and charged the debtor with the enforcement and procedural costs.
Extracted holding
Yes. The debtor caused the enforcement and release proceedings by failing to pay the maintenance debt and only paid after the proceedings had been initiated.
Extracted reasoning
Although Art. 106 ZPO follows the success principle, Art. 107 ZPO allows equitable allocation in special circumstances. Payment after filing the application was such a circumstance, because the proceedings were triggered by the debtor's non-payment and the pressure of the proceedings likely led to payment.