Question juridique clé
Whether the respondent was entitled to a settlement permit under Art. 7(1) LSEE despite the marital breakdown.
Solution extraite
No entitlement existed because, by the relevant date, the marriage was only formally maintained and the right under Art. 7(1) LSEE was being invoked abusively.
Motifs extraits
The court found concrete indicators that no genuine marital life remained and that a real resumption of cohabitation was no longer plausible; subjective hope of reconciliation alone was insufficient.