Question juridique clé
Whether the foreign spouse retained a right to renewal of a residence permit under former Art. 7 al. 1 LSEE.
Solution extraite
The right no longer existed because the marriage was only formal and the marital union was definitively broken without any prospect of reconciliation.
Motifs extraits
A formal marriage alone does not suffice when the union has irretrievably broken down; invoking the marriage solely to obtain residence status is abusive.