Question juridique clé
Whether family allowances must be included in the maintenance contribution or deducted from the children's maintenance need.
Solution extraite
Family allowances must be paid in addition to maintenance, but they must be deducted from the children's maintenance need when fixing the amount owed by the obligated parent.
Motifs extraits
Under Art. 285(2) CC, allowances destined for the child's support are not part of the receiving parent's income and must be subtracted from the child's maintenance cost before determining the contribution. The cantonal court therefore applied federal law arbitrarily by adding the allowances on top of a pension based on the prior family standard of living.