Question juridique clé
Whether the wife was entitled to post-divorce maintenance under Article 125 CC
Solution extraite
Yes. The marriage had a decisive economic impact on the wife, and she could not reasonably be expected to increase her earnings beyond her actual income.
Motifs extraits
The Federal Court upheld the cantonal findings that the wife’s 60% workload could not be increased in her current job, that her age and the labor market made a job change unreasonable, and that her actual income did not cover her needs.