Question juridique clé
Whether the wife was entitled to post-divorce maintenance under Art. 125 CC
Solution extraite
Yes. The marriage had concretely affected her life: it lasted nearly twenty years, produced three children, and the husband knew of her illiteracy while she devoted herself to home and children.
Motifs extraits
The court held that the solidarity principle applied. Given the long marriage, children, the wife's lack of schooling and training, and her domestic role, she had a protected reliance interest. Her possible pre-marital difficulties did not exclude maintenance.