Key legal question
How should custody and parental contact be arranged under Art. 176(3) in conjunction with Arts. 145 and 156 ZGB in a separation case?
Extracted holding
The decisive criterion is the child’s welfare; parental interests are secondary. Custody must be assessed case by case by weighing personal care, continuity, keeping siblings together, and the wishes of capable children.
Extracted reasoning
The court stressed that no single factor has absolute priority and that the assessment requires value-based balancing under Art. 4 ZGB.