Question juridique clé
Whether the appellate court’s maintenance calculation and burden allocation were arbitrary or insufficiently reasoned
Solution extraite
No. In very good financial circumstances, maintenance may be based on the standard of living during cohabitation and allocated by a reasonable global split between the joint household and the spouse’s separate household.
Motifs extraits
The court held that the method of calculation is not prescribed by law. The chosen 2/3 to 1/3 allocation reflected the different household structures and was not untenable; the appellate court also sufficiently explained the split.