Key legal question
Whether earlier pending foreign separation proceedings bar Swiss interim measures in divorce proceedings.
Extracted holding
No. The prior pendency of a separation action in Liechtenstein does not make the Swiss court obviously incompetent and does not preclude interim measures in the Swiss divorce case.
Extracted reasoning
Under Art. 62 IPRG and Art. 10 IPRG, the Swiss court may order provisional measures even if the merits are or may be pending abroad. The foreign action was not identical to the Swiss divorce case, and the purpose of interim measures requires effective enforceability in the state where the debtor or assets are located. The foreign support agreement did not resolve all issues needing regulation during the divorce.